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Areca catechu


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Not too bad looking. Maybe a little beat up but I'm still shocked how well those palms grow in SoFla.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Temps down to 2 deg C and no worries here at 28 deg South. Theres local trees fruiting.

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Temps down to 2 deg C and no worries here at 28 deg South. Theres local trees fruiting.

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I've seen pictures of this palm growing in presumably cold locations on the edge of the tropics in Asia, such as southern China, northern India, etc. Is the palm hardier than commonly thought, or does it just rebound quickly? Or are the palms in these "marginal" areas a hardier strain?

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I planted an 8 footer this past fall.  It was wrapped (trunk, crownshaft and foliage) in several layers about 5 times when temperatures below 40F were predicted.  The foliage looks currently looks rough, but the emerging spear looks nice and healthy, with no necrosis.  I think it will look impressive by the end of summer.  I am hoping to get 3 full open, undamaged leaves on it by November.  This is not a palm for anywhere in Central FL, except maybe Anna Maria Island, but I am enjoying pushing the limits to the extreme anyways.

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I had 2 one about 10 ft the other about 15 ft both died in the 2009-10 winter in Sw FL.  They looked tatterd every other winter but recovered.

Palms not just a tree also a state of mind

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Here is my catechu, did well this winter, just a bit wind tattered.

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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