Copernicia alba (Carnauba wax palm )
The Caranday Palm Tree is not well known in cultivation and is considered rare. It is a cold hardy palm. The stunning Caranday Palm is great for focal point or can be used in grouping of three. Copernicia alba has solitary trunk, gray, slender, 7-9 m. high and 0.25 m. in diameter and can reach exceptionally to 13 m. high. The leaves are clearly palmates, shiny green. Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling. The fruits are blacks and ovoid when mature, seeds ovoid, germinate easily if fresh.
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French Name: Palmier à cire
Pronunciation: koe-per-NEE-see-uh AL-buh
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia
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Heat Zones: 5 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 12
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Uses: Specimen
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Upright, Palm
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m
Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Palmate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Costapalmate
Leaf Blade: 50 - 80
Leaf Shape: Star
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Coarse
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Type: Panicle
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Brown, White
Seasons: Spring
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Rough Texture
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Drupe
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Green, Black
Seasons: Spring
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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, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Plant Propagation: Seed