Pronunciation: pih-NANG-uh juh-VAH-nuh
Common Name: none
Pinanga javana , to date, is the only solitary Pinanga that has been grown in California. One in Ventura even set good seed. Why a low elevation palm from Java should have such cold hardiness is unknown, but it is nice to have it growing here.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 3-5 feather leaves
- Height: 12'
- Trunk: single; 4"-5" diameter; closely and prominently ringed; medium green
- Crownshaft: 18" tall; bulbous base; 1" wider than stem
- Spread: 6'-8'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; flat; irregularly split; splits include 3-5 fused leaflets between them; leaflets have premorse tips; 4' long; deep green
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 6"-10" long; deep green to blackish green; rounded; unarmed; un-split
- Reproduction: monoecious
- Inflorescence: 1' long; arching/pendulous; from below crownshaft; pale
- Fruit: 1" long; ovoid; dark red to black when ripe
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 28F
- Drought Tolerance: low
- Dry Heat Tolerance: low to moderate
- Cool Tolerance: low
- Wind Tolerance: low
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow to moderate with age
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: filtered light to partial sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: rare
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fruiting palm, Ventura, Sullivan collection, California
San Diego, County, California
San Diego, California, photo by Matt Bradford
Hawaii, estate of Pauleen Sullivan
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