Copernicia Alba Wax Palm

Category : Trees , Outdoor Plants

QAR 3,995.00

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Delivers by Tue 17 Sep 2024

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Description

Copernicia Alba Wax Palm is a medium-sized, slow-growing slender tree.

Copernicia Alba Wax Palm is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing slender tree growing to 2 to 3 meters tall. The flowers are small, yellowish, produced on a 45 cm (18 in) inflorescence. The fruit is an edible 1 cm drupe resembling a small, thin-fleshed date. Pygmy date palm information allows that this particular genus is known as a date palm due to its often sweet, sugary fruit pulp found in some species of Arecaceae.

Common Name	Japanese banana, Kela
Maximum Reachable Height
Flower Color	Green, yellow, red, purple or brown when ripe
Bloom Time	Seasonal bloomer
Difficulty Level	Easy

Care And Nurture

Lighting

The tree can require complete sun or complete shade

Watering

It must be watered regularly to keep the soil moist.

Soil and Fertilizer

Sandy, well-drained soil.
Fertilize pygmy date palms about two to three times per year with a fertilizer that is labelled for use with palms. Typically a fertilizer with a ratio of 8-2-12-4 is ideal. Apply fertilizers to the soil at a rate of 1-1/2 pounds per 100 square feet every three months between April and September.