Mexican Blue Palm 20 Seeds - Brahea armata

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Product Features

• Blue palms are considered by many to have the bluest leaves of any palm in the world
• May grow 50' tall and 16' in width
• USDA Zones 8 - 11
• Distinctive, unique and attractive
• 20 Seeds

Product Details

• ASIN: B000UV9WAI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,145 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Mexican Blue Palm: Distinctive, unique and attractive, the blue Mexican or Hesper palm has a crown of rigid leaves which radiate from the trunk top. Blue palms are considered by many to have the bluest leaves of any palm in the world. Blue palm may grow 50' tall and 16' in width. The blue palm trunk is slightly swollen at the base and grows up to 1.5' in diameter. Blue palm may have up to 30 palmate, or fan shaped, circular leaves. If old leaves are not removed, they form a continuous brown skirt, reaching from the top of the trunk all the way to the ground. The flower cluster consists of many small whitish bisexual blossoms, and is considered by many to be among the most beautiful of palm flowers. The shiny fruit of the blue palm is round and brownish black, about ¾ " in diameter, and contains a single seed. Blue palm grows naturally in desert canyons and cliffs on rocky limestone soils in northwestern Mexico (Baja California and Sonora) at low to medium altitudes. Blue palm succeeds admirably in a wide range of soils in subtropical climates. Blue palm can grow in limestone alkaline soils and is fairly tolerant of salty soils. USDA Zones 8 - 11. The adult blue palm can withstand extreme heat and can withstand frost and freezes. Reports of cold hardiness for established blue hesper palms indicate the tree withstands 17 F with no damage to foliage and withstands 10 F with only minor foliage damage. Planting the blue hesper palm in fast draining soil enhances cold hardiness.