Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dypsis onilahensis

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: Madagascar
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 15-40'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Clusters of 3-10 (occasionally solitary), each trunk with 5-7 arching leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Not known
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Wide tolerance
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: A medium-sized palm with relatively slender trunks.

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The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms


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from The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms by Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D. (ISBN# 0-9629761-1-3)

and The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms on CD by Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D. and Derek Burch, Ph.D. (Copyright 2000)

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