Hooker's Sugar Palm, Hooker's Fishtail Palm (Arenga hookeriana)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jul 18, 2010

Hooker's Sugar Palm, Hooker's Fishtail Palm
Arenga hookeriana

sale plant, southern California

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Teep1 Mae Rim, Thailand Mar 08, 2011

Dear Bob,

I'm trying to identify a fan-shaped palm I bought here in Northern Thailand. I thought it was a Hooker's fishtail palm but it looks more like the one in the foreground of this photo you took of it.

Can you tell me what that is? Please reply directly to me at pricecaldwell@gmail.com.

Many thanks,

Teep1

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Mar 08, 2011

that is a Licuala grandis

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 08, 2011

Do you remember how much that Licuala grandis cost? It is so big next to the one I saw for $179.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Mar 08, 2011

Depends where you're buying one... can get them for a lot cheaper in some areas of Hawaii, but sort of depends what you think 'big' is. this is a fairly fast-growing palm and very easy to grow if you live in the right climate... if you do not, these are near impossible.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 08, 2011

I would try one in my dining room if it did not break my bank!

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Mar 08, 2011

You have to work hard to keep it humid, in bright light, and keep the spidermites off it.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 08, 2011

Probably a bad idea. My days of working hard are over.

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