Mine loves sun, good drainage soil and lots of water. They say its very slow but it seems in the right conditions it is a steady grower p...Read Moreutting out two to three fronds per year.
Corte Madera, CA (Zone 10a) | November 2004 | positive
I have never seen one branching above ground.... you may be confusing it with Hyphanae, another African Native palm.
The l...Read Moreeaves of these are identical to coconut palms, they look really nice. This is an OK palm, they die at 18 F, thats the critical cut off. I actually drove through Pondoland this summer, and it was covered in Sugar Cane fields, and coconut palms, but it was misleading bnecause it was 46 F outside! And it was daytime. It was really cold. They were having a lot of records broke that day though.
This is one of the sought after palms in Southern California... partly since it is such a difficult plant to germinate (5-10% germination...Read More is a good rate), and the plant is so darn slow (trunks take some 15-20 years to form). It is a great palm for So Cal, though, in that it takes a good deal of frost, is fairly wind tolerant, and is very colorful for a palm. It is also one of the few genera that seem to do better here than in Florida. Jubaeopsis is one of the few native palms of South Africa, and is endangered there. It is also one of the few truly branching palms- it suckers from the base, and with age, can form branches above ground. It is also a 'user-friendly' palm having no sharp edges.
Mine loves sun, good drainage soil and lots of water. They say its very slow but it seems in the right conditions it is a steady grower p...Read More
I have never seen one branching above ground.... you may be confusing it with Hyphanae, another African Native palm.
The l...Read More
This is one of the sought after palms in Southern California... partly since it is such a difficult plant to germinate (5-10% germination...Read More