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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

  • Plant type: Palm

  • Origin: India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia

  • Heat Zones: 10 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Specimen, Container, Edible

  • 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

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: Over 20

    Flower Type: Spike

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)

    Flower Color: Yellow

    Seasons: Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Rough Texture, Spines

  • 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

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full

  • Management

    Toxicity: Yes

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: Fruit

    Pests: Mites, Nematodes

    Plant Propagation: Cutting

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