Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Everglades Palm, Paurotis Palm)
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii is a beautiful multi-trunked fan palm. It grows in a clump-forming habitat with multiple suckers grouped down at the base. Those suckers allow the trunks to grow in different heights. This makes the plant highly desired in the landscape giving the place a tropical mood.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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By Homer Edward Price (Paurotis-Palms Uploaded by Amada44) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Mmcknight4 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Homer Edward Price (Paurotis-Palms Uploaded by Amada44) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Name: Palmier des Everglades
Pronunciation: ah-see-loe-RAY-fee RITE-ee-eye
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: Western Caribbean Basin
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Heat Zones: 9 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 13
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Uses: Screen, Specimen, Container, Windbreak
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Palm
Canopy Symmetry: Irregular
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Fine
Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m
Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Leaf Venation: Palmate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 50 - 80
Leaf Shape: Star
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Fine
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Seasons: Spring, Winter
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked, Can be trained to one trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Rough Texture
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Drupe
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Black
Seasons: Spring, Winter
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: More than 50
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed, Division