sweet Hesper palm

Also known as: rock palm

A palm, up to 7.5m high, with a single trunk, spiny leaf stalks, green or slightly blue-green leaves, divided into about 30-50 lobes, and panicles 3m long of cream flowers in summer, followed by rounded green-brown edible fruit, about 6mm long

Scientific classification

Species: sweet Hesper palm (Brahea dulcis)
Genus: Brahea
Family: Arecaceae

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Toxicity: Palms
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of sweet Hesper palm

Distribution map

Central America

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of sweet Hesper palm

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sweet Hesper palm care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Sow seed at 23-27°C in spring

Growing

In frost-prone areas, grow young specimens in full light as houseplants or under glass at 5-15°C in loam-based potting compost such as John Innes No. 2, water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly while in growth, water sparingly in winter, and pot on or top-dress in spring - for more advice, see palm cultivation indoors; in frost-free areas, grow in well-drained soil in full sun; will tolerate poor, dry soil, and will survive short periods at 0°C - for more advice, see palm cultivation outdoors

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