Syagrus romanzoffiana
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil
Not endangered
Full sun
Medium
-5 Degrees C
40-50 feet
15-25 feet
Solitary, 10-12 inches in diameter, grey, texture is smooth and ringed with old leaf scars
No
Pinnate, 10-15 feet long, dark glossy green drooping leaflets, arching and plumose in appearance
Creamy blooms on branched and drooping inflorescences formed from among the lower leaves
1 inch in diameter, oval and bright orange when ripe
Monoecious, male and female flowers occur on same plant
Ganoderma Root and Butt Rot
Easily, between 3-6 months
Named in honour of Count Nicholas Romanzoff, a 19th Century Russian chancellor who explored the northwest coast of America
