Areca oxycarpa

[realarch]

You don’t hear much about this little understory palm. More fragile looking than it really is, depending on your climate zone, of course.

This one is about a meter tall, been in the ground about 4 years from a seedling and never gets full sun. The thin trunk, purple crown shaft, yellow fruits, and spreading crown, make it a rather elegant little fella. 

Tim

[Husain]

Wow what a beautiful multi color palm, thank you for sharing this beautiful palm 

[Kim]

Thanks for reminding of the name of the 3 palms I planted earlier this year!  They are only about knee high right now, and very slender, but sporting the maroon color.  Nice to know the beauty and charm I can look forward to seeing one day, assuming they continue to survive any falling Bentinckia and Satakentia fronds from above. Thanks for sharing your pictures, Tim, always great photos.

[realarch]

Thanks Husain.

Thanks for the comments Kim, I appreciate the feedback. I really didn’t think too much about this palm until it started to mature. I was surprised how colorful and diminutive it is. Prolific seeder as well, I just planted out 10 more of these little guys from it’s germinated offspring. 

Tim