Bottle Palm Tree
The Bottle Palm Tree, scientific name Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, is one of the most desired palms in Florida. The Bottle Palm Tree is native to the Mascarene Islands, which are in the Indian Ocean just East of Madagascar. Many consider bottle palm to be a dwarf palm. It is great for indoors or small outside garden.
Growth Rate: Slow
Height: up to 10 – 15ft
Light Req: full sun to partial shade
Water Req: moderate
Cold Tolerance: down to 30F
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Bottle Palm Tree Description
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis has a single, trunk, about 2ft in diameter with ring scars and green crownshaft at the top. The gray, self-cleaning trunk is bottle shaped, hence the name Bottle Palm. The Bottle Palm has a small crown of 4-6 4 to 8 pinnate, or feather-like, leaves that can grow up to 10ft. It has 140 leaflets arranged in two upward pointing rows which grow to about 2ft long.
The Bottle Palm produces beautiful white flowers that are held by 30 in. stalks coming from below the crownshaft. Flowers are monoecious, male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flowers are followed by green black berry like fruits that turn black when ripe. Oval shaped fruit is around 1.5 inches long and contains a single seed inside.
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Growing Bottle Palm Tree
This is a slow growing palm that can get up to 10 -15 ft tall, but usually is much shorter around 10ft. This dwarf palm tree does well in a shade or partial shade. It can survive a full sun if provided plenty of water. It can adapt to different kinds of soil but likes moist well drain soil. Bottle Palm is not cold hardy and will not tolerate frost. It can handle temperature down to 30F. Bottle Palm tree can also grow indoors.
Bottle Palm Tree Propagation
Bottle Palm is propagated by seeds. It takes around 5 – 6 months to germinate.
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A lot of palm trees die from fertilizer root burn and nutritional deficiencies. To avoid these problems, use fertilizer that has continues release formula, which feeds your palm tree for few months, rather than using a cheap fertilizer that will wash away after 2-3 rains.
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I have a bottle PALM that is potted and live in Illinois. right now it is very humid and warm here in july. I am so confused with all the information on how to care for these palms. Can they take full sun or should they be placed on the north side of the house with only east sun in the morning ? Please advise…..
two years running almost lost bottle palm to frost but managed to bring back, slowly. Found worm in new stem growing down instead of out. cannot find anything on this about the bottle palm
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