Difference between revisions of "Livistona alfredii"

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Pronunciation: liv-ih-STONE-uh al-FRED-ee-eye

Common Name: Millsteam Palm

Livistona alfredii is one of the rarest of the Livistonas in California, but it is a rather different and still pretty good choice for most areas in southern California. This is one of the few 'blue' Livistonas that do pretty well in California- there are others but they tend to be much more marginal plants.

Appearance and Biology

Habit: Solitary with a crown of 20-30 leaves
Height: 25 feet tall estimated
Trunk: 12" thick, single and clean for much of its height except for the bottom 3'-6' which tends to remain covered with old leaf bases
Crownshaft: none
Spread: 12'
Leaf Description: costapalmate with fine, flopping leaflets divided half to 2/3 their distance into the leaf blade; leaves a pale blue-green to grey green; younger leaves more stiff but still with some drooping leaflet tips; entire leaf 8' long though petiole is half that length
Petiole/Leaf bases: thin, bent, relatively sparsely armed with small, sharp, backwards-facing yellowish teeth about 2cm or less in length; leaf bases unsplit and closely spaced on trunk
Reproduction: Monoecious
Inflorescence:
Fruit:
Seed:

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp:26F
Drought Tolerance: good
Dry Heat Tolerance:very good
Wind Tolerance: good
Salt Tolerance: good
Growth Rate: very slow to slow with age
Soil Preference: well draining
Light Requirement: full sun
Human Hazards: sharp petiolar teeth
Disease or Horticultural Problems: none known
Transplants?: fair transplant species
Indoor?: not known
Availability: very rarely available, even from specialty nurseries

maturing palm in Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert
10 years from seed southern California
tunk in Palm Desert Palm
southern California
leaf shot
showing costapalmate look
juvenile stem
fuzz on petioles
petiole shot
young palm San Fernando Valley, California
seedling 3 years from seed

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 '''Common Name''': Millsteam Palm
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-'''''Livistona alfredii''''' is one of the rarest of the Livistonas in California, but it is a rather different and still pretty good choice for most areas in southern California.
+'''''Livistona alfredii''''' is one of the rarest of the Livistonas in California, but it is a rather different and still pretty good choice for most areas in southern California.  This is one of the few 'blue' Livistonas that do pretty well in California- there are others but they tend to be much more marginal plants.
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 *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''':very good
 *'''Wind Tolerance''': good
-*'''Salt Tolerance''': unknown
+*'''Salt Tolerance''': good
 *'''Growth Rate''': very slow to slow with age
 *'''Soil Preference''': well draining
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-file:photo.jpg|Description
+File:Livistona alfredii DN nice.jpg|maturing palm in Palm Desert, California
-file:photo.jpg|Description
+File:Livistona alfredii crown DN .jpg|Palm Desert
+File:Livistona alfredii side shot.JPG|10 years from seed southern California
+File:Livistona alfredii trunk.jpg|tunk in Palm Desert Palm
+File:Livistona alfredii foliage.JPG|southern California
+File:Livistona alfredii leaf (2).JPG|leaf shot
+File:Livistona alfredii leaf (4).JPG|showing costapalmate look
+File:Livistona alfredii stem again.jpg|juvenile stem
+File:Livistona alfredii fuzz one.JPG|fuzz on petioles
+File:Livistona alfredii petiole.JPG|petiole shot
+File:Livistona alfredii looking like a palm!.JPG|young palm San Fernando Valley, California
+File:Livistona alfredii mine.jpg|seedling 3 years from seed
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Livistona]]

Difference between revisions of "Livistona alfredii"

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