Kerriodoxa Species, King Thai Palm, White Elephant Palm

I planted one out by the road 6 yrs ago. It is doing great through all kinds of weather.

I'm going to Ocala tomorrow to buy one for 20 bucks. 10 minutes away from me is a little town called Old Homosassa. I call i...Read Moret Jurasicsassa because plants grow big and happy. They're probably 2' above sea level. I've seen one growing there and it's doing very well. I'm 110' above (now wait a minute, it's 110' for my well water, whatever that means) but I'm up high, it gets cold but I don't get frost. It should do good in a protected spot.
Jan.'09 Made it thru 39* night.

I just planted one of these palms about a month ago in a shady wind protected area. I paid $70.00 for a small one, hope it does well here...Read More.Update May 2009, this one didn't last long for some reason. I'm trying again, this time in a large pot. Needs to be placed in a total wind protected area. I believe a good rich soil mix will work well. Planting this palm in non-amended soil in the ground as I did with the previous palm is a bad idea here. Update, July 2010, fast growth and doing well potted in a rich soil in a shady protected area inside my pool cage. Wind will shred the leaves.

I believe this is one of the more underrated palms for growing in zones 9b and up. The leaves are not too hardy to frost, but there are s...Read Morepecimens of this plant growing in low 9b areas of Florida. The fronds tatter easily and this should not be planted in any windy areas.