SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chambeyronia macrocarpa

COMMON NAME(S): Red-leaf palm
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: New Caledonia
HARDINESS ZONES: 10A-11 (some damage at 26 degrees F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 60'
GROWTH RATE: Slow
HABIT: Solitary with a crown of 10 arching leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist, high organic preferred
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Shade when young, higher as plant matures
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Responds to rich soil
POPULAR USES: Understory palm for many years
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: One, 'Houliou'

COMMENTS: A very desirable palm for understory use on moist, rich soil where the bright, new, red leaves show off to advantage. The leaf development is slow and each may be in color for several months.