Carpoxylon Species, Aneityum Palm, Carpoxylon Palm

I wonder so is it slow growing or fast growing? Would it grow in San Francisco or Azores? Azores is 50s through low 70s throughout the ye...Read Morear. Record low in the mid 40s. High humidity, but no high heat.

A great easily grown palm highly sought after by palm collectors. Both fast growing and tough as nails the Carpoxylon makes a great palm...Read More for beginners.

The Carpoxylon is cold hardy to the low 30’s and can handle frosts and freezes if properly protected or kept under canopy. Two medium sized juvenile palms recently survived 7 straight nights of freezing weather in Orlando FL with lows of 28 wrapped in nursery grade freeze cloth. The leaves browned somewhat but are still alive.

The only drawback of this palm is usually shows signs of stress when acclimating to new areas when moved or planted. They tend to brown on the leaf tips for the first few months, but come back as strong as ever.

This palm was once very rare and hard to come by until the last few years when good fresh seed has come out of both Hawaii and Vanuatu, allowing for large scale nursery production. It can easily be found at most rare palm nurseries. Some speculate it could make its way into commercial production for large scale commercial plantings.

I'm in full agreement with the others. Grows very well in South Florida. Price has been going here, generally available at palm societ...Read Morey sales. Looks great.

I first saw a large juvenile specimen in Broward County, Florida, and I must say it is quite majestic. I currently have six of these, alt...Read Morehough only seedlings, they grow fast. Treat them like you would any another palms from the Vanuatu area, and they will reward you with growth and beauty.