Palms   Orbignya guacuyule

Synonymy:
Attalea gucuyule

Common Names:
None

Habitat:
Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico

Description:
Large palm, reminiscent of a coconut. Very good landscaping subject.

General:

Culture:
Full sun, drought resistant palm. Seeds are easy to germinate. Very slow growing.

Figure 1. Classic image overlooking the sea.
View from the Night of the Iguana restuarant, Puero Vallerta, Mexico.

These palms are also very susceptible to strangler figs.

Figure 2. Original plants. (Click image for larger version.)

Figure 3. 12 years later.

Contributed by:

Arvydas Vaisnys

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