Foxtail Palm Tree
The Foxtail Palm Tree, scientific name Wodyetia bifurcata, has the most spectacular foliage displays of all palms. The Foxtail Palm is also known as Fox Tail Palm and Wodyetia Palm. It is native to Australia.
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Height: Up to 20 – 30ft
Light Req: Full Sun to Partial shade
Water Req: Moderate
Cold Tolerance: down to 25F
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Foxtail Palm Description
Wodyetia bifurcata has a solitary, self-cleaning trunk with smooth green crownshaft. Trunk is slender, dark grey to light grey, closely ringed, and slightly swollen at the base. It is a fast growing palm that can get up to 30 ft tall. The Foxtail Palm has about 8-10 arching leaves which grow up to 6-10ft long. Pinnate, or feather-like, fronds emerge from a smooth green crownshaft look like tail of the fox, hence the name Foxtail Palm.
The Foxtail Palm produces branched flower stalks of creamy inflorescence which grow at the base of the crownshaft. The Foxtail Palm has male and female flowers growing on the same plant. Flowers are followed by clusters of fruits which are oval, about 2 in. long, with single seed inside. Fruits are are green when young but turn red to orange-red when they ripe.
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Growing Foxtail Palm
The Foxtail palm has gain popularity because it is very durable and will tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions like alkaline limestone soils and rocky sands. The Foxtail Palm has a deep root system that helps it to withstand high winds and makes it easier to tolerate drought.
It likes full sun but can also grow in broken shade. Foxtail likes deep watering with well drained soil. It can tolerate cold down to 30F and should be protected from frost. The Foxtail Palm can also grow indoors.
Foxtail Palm Propagation
Propagated by seeds that take anywhere from 3-12 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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my foxtail palm tree has tiny black specks on both sides of the stem of the branches. Are they bugs? how should I treat the problem? my palm tree is turning yellow.
I have three foxtail palm trees spaced behind my lanai – all three were doing well but since I planted a bougainvilla and sweet potato ornamental vine under one, its branches are turning brown – is there a correlation with soil pH or something happening else here?