Difference between revisions of "Livistona alfredii"
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| − | ==Culture== | + | ==Description== Solitary monoecious fan palm about to 30' or more, with relatively fine, blue-green to grey-green leaflets. |
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| + | ==Culture== This palm appears to be relatively rare in cultivation outside of Australia for, at this time, unknown reasons. It is an attractive and easily the hardiest of the blue-green Livistonas (including ''Livistona victoriae'' and Livistona loryphylla) in terms of cold and wet tolerance. So far cultivation in southern California seems fairly easy and cold tolerance has not been established, but it is evidently cold tolerant down to 25F without any damage noted. It is a slow growing species taking about 6-8 years to form a trunk from a seedling. It seems to be very drought tolerant and has a very high heat tolerance based on its ease and increased rate of growth in the inland deserts of southern California. | ||
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Revision as of 09:54, 12 January 2013
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==Habitat== Western Australia below the Hammersley Ranges along waterways and some pools (including the Millstream Pools, where this palm gets its common name, the Milstream Palm).
==Description== Solitary monoecious fan palm about to 30' or more, with relatively fine, blue-green to grey-green leaflets.
==Culture== This palm appears to be relatively rare in cultivation outside of Australia for, at this time, unknown reasons. It is an attractive and easily the hardiest of the blue-green Livistonas (including Livistona victoriae and Livistona loryphylla) in terms of cold and wet tolerance. So far cultivation in southern California seems fairly easy and cold tolerance has not been established, but it is evidently cold tolerant down to 25F without any damage noted. It is a slow growing species taking about 6-8 years to form a trunk from a seedling. It seems to be very drought tolerant and has a very high heat tolerance based on its ease and increased rate of growth in the inland deserts of southern California.
Curiosities
Image gallery
- IMAGE GALLERY
thumb|300px|Livistona alfredii, Englewood, Florida
thumb|left|300px|Livistona Alfredii Palm Springs, Ca.
thumb|left|300px|Livistona Alfredii Palm Springs, Ca. - Seed sewn 2000, planted from 5 gallon 2007
thumb|300px|Livistona Alfredii pair Palm Springs, Ca. - Seed sewn 2000, planted from 5 gallon 2007
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
