Product Description
Caryota obtusa (or Caryota gigas, as it is still called by some) is the King Kong of the Fishtail Palms. It is found scattered over a vast area between Northeast India, southwestern China and northern Thailand (which is where this form comes from), always growing in the mountains. Its awesome size (very tall with a thick, solitary trunk), astonishingly fast growth, and massive, flatly held leaves make it instantly recognizable, appearing like a gigantic tree fern. It is a "must" for tropical and warm temperate parks and gardens. Also, as it grows at quite some altitude (up to 1000 m (3300 ft.) in India and 1600 m (5300 ft.) in Thailand), there is every chance that it will grow in cooler conditions, and may even tolerate a degree or two of frost. Such a rate of growth needs to be fuelled by a rich and moist soil and an abundance of water, especially in dry weather. (RPS.com)
