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Caryota obtusa 'Thailand' Giant Fishtail Palm
= Caryota gigas
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Product Code: Y1-16700
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
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4.7 - Germination Time (years–days)
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Caryota obtusa (or Caryota gigas, as it is still called by some) is the King Kong of the Fishtail Palms. It is found scattered over a vast area between Northeast India, southwestern China and northern Thailand (which is where this form comes from), always growing in the mountains. Its awesome size (very tall with a thick, solitary trunk), astonishingly fast growth, and massive, flatly held leaves make it instantly recognizable, appearing like a gigantic tree fern. It is a "must" for tropical and warm temperate parks and gardens. Also, as it grows at quite some altitude (up to 1000 m (3300 ft.) in India and 1600 m (5300 ft.) in Thailand), there is every chance that it will grow in cooler conditions, and may even tolerate a degree or two of frost. Such a rate of growth needs to be fuelled by a rich and moist soil and an abundance of water, especially in dry weather.
| Cultural Requirements | |
| Frost Tolerance | Light |
| Water Requirements | High |
| Wind Tolerance | Low |
| Appearance | |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Form | Large Tree |
| Ornamental Value | Beautiful |
| Uses | |
| Properties | Evergreen |
| Gardening | Indoor Landscaping Ornamental Potted |
| Agriculture/Forestry | Quick Canopy |
| Synonymes | |
| Popular Synonymes | Caryota gigas |
| Classification | |
| Plant Group | Palms |
| Botanical Order | Arecales |
| Botanical Family | Arecaceae |
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