PRITCHARDIA HILLEBRANDII A HAWAIIAN LOULU FAN PALM

MEDIUM SIZED MATURE – NICE SEMI-FLAT GREEN LEAVES
WHITE TOMENTUM ON LEAF STEMS AND INNER CROWN

If you like fan palms, then you have to try some Pritchardia palms.  There are about 25 species of Pritchardia.  All the best ones come from the Hawaiian Islands.  The species from the South Pacific are to be avoided as they don’t do well here.  This species is from Hawaii and reaches a medium height of 25 feet.  Leaves are green.  They have white tomentum (hairs) on the leaf stem and trunk.  I’d estimate the trunk diameter at about eight inches by my experience.  It becomes clean as old leaf bases fall off.  Growth rate is medium.  This is a very attractive palm.  I have one in my garden that gets partial sun and is at least 20 feet tall.  Cold tolerance is into the mid-twenties F.  Mail order easy.

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Phil Bergman

Owner at Jungle Music Palms & Cycads

Phil Bergman runs a nursery in San Diego County, Jungle Music. He writes articles on all sorts of palm, cycad, and tropical plants.

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