Huge palm up to 80' tall and leaves up to 30' long and arching. Leaflets grow in a V along the rachis, growing up and drooping at the en...Read Moreds. This species of Metroxylon is NOT monocarpic and its inflorescences come from below the leaves, not apically as in the monocapric species. This palm is one of the more common sources of Ivory Nut, hard palm seeds used for carving. The seed of this palm is quite ornamental- almost like it's been carved already in a criss-cross pattern in a nice red-brown color. Like all Metroxylons, this species has spines in wavy patterns along the leaf bases- highly ornamental (and not TOO viscious). Fast growing palms in the tropics... can't grow them in southern California. Some species of Metroxyon do fine in Miami. This species is from the Caroline Islands in Micronesia.
Huge palm up to 80' tall and leaves up to 30' long and arching. Leaflets grow in a V along the rachis, growing up and drooping at the en...Read More