Arenga pinnata (Solitary Sugar Palm)
Syn: Arenga saccharifera, A large palm, with erect, 3m long leaves. The trunk is covered in a black fibrous hessian like material, while the leaf bases have long spines protecting them, The trunk is very massive. After it blooms, which doesn't occur before age 12-15 years, the plant dies.Need full sun, and lots of water, in a well drained position.Under drought condition the plant will delay flowering but still survive. Can be grown in warm temperate areas, but it is a much slower grower there. In far East Asia one of the main sugar sourse.
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French Name: Palmier à sucre
Pronunciation: aw-REN-guh pin-NAY-tuh
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia
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Heat Zones: 10 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
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Uses: Specimen, Container, Edible
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: oval
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m
Spread at Maturity: 8 to 10 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Odd Pinnately compund
Leaf Blade: Over 80 cm
Leaf Shape: Awl
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Glossy, Medium
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: Over 20
Flower Type: Spike
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)
Flower Color: Yellow
Seasons: Summer
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Rough Texture, Spines
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Berry
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7
Fruit Color: Purple
Seasons: Summer
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Poor
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full
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Management
Toxicity: Yes
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: Fruit
Pests: Mites, Nematodes
Plant Propagation: Cutting