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Arenga hookeriana
Hooker's Sugar Palm, Hooker's Fishtail Palm.
Origin: Thailand and Malaysia.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Arenga |
| Species |
| hookeriana |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Height |
| 2 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Tolerates poor soils but prefers well-drained soils. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| Paddle-shaped, with deeply-lobed and sharply-toothed margins, green and glossy on the upper surface, silvery or whitish beneath, 80 cm long, and about 30 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Creamy white to orange, emerging as simple, erect spikes in clusters from the nodes. |
| Fruit Description |
| Reddish orange when ripe, globular, about 1 cm wide. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seeds and division. |
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