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Caryota obtusa 'India' Giant Fishtail Palm
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Product Code: Y1-16J00
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: Out of stock
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: Out of stock
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- Germination (difficult–easy)
2.7 - Germination Time (years–days) 2.5
- Total 2.6
Caryota obtusa is by far the most massive of the Fishtail Palms. It is found scattered over a vast area between Northeast India, southwestern China and northern Thailand, always growing in the mountains. The form from Thailand, which has previously been described as C. gigas, was introduced into cultivation many years back. The true form from the northeast Indian states of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, however, where William Griffith collected the type specimen for his description of the species in PALMS OF BRITISH EAST INDIA (1850), never made it into cultivation until the late 1990's. This awesome and majestic Fishtail Palm has a thick trunk (to 60-90 cm (2-3 ft.) in diameter) and huge, flatly held leaves in the manner of a giant tree fern, which it resembles. The seeds germinate quickly, and subsequent growth is extremely fast--up to 1 m (3 ft.) per year once established. The Indian form grows in the Himalayan foothills at altitudes of up to about 1000 m (3300 ft.), and much further north than the Thai form (C. gigas). While the two are not really different in appearance, the Indian form will likely grow in even cooler conditions, and tolerate even a few more degrees of frost. Grow it where its great size can best be appreciated, and give it plenty of water and fertilizer. It is a "must" for tropical and warm temperate parks and gardens.
| Cultural Requirements | |
| Frost Tolerance | Light |
| Water Requirements | High |
| Wind Tolerance | Low |
| Appearance | |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Form | Large Tree |
| Ornamental Value | Beautiful |
| Uses | |
| Properties | Evergreen |
| Gardening | Indoor Landscaping Ornamental Potted |
| Agriculture/Forestry | Quick Canopy |
| Classification | |
| Plant Group | Palms |
| Botanical Order | Arecales |
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