General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 feet to 20 feet
Plant Spread: 10 feet to 12 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Fruit is highly toxic.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Cream to yellowish
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other: Fruit contains oxalic acid and is highly toxic. All parts of plant are toxic, contact with skin may cause severe itching and chemical burns.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Division of clumps, Separation of suckers.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Fishtail Palm
  • Burmese Fishtail Palm
  • Clustered Fishtail Palm
  • Tufted Fishtail Palm
  • Peacock Palm

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Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2014-02-12
Caryota mitis - trunk detail
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date: 2017-12-18
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2022-03-17
Caryota mitis 001
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2022-10-17
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2014-02-12
Caryota mitis - trunk detail
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date: 2017-12-18
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Location: Sarasota Jungle Gardens - Florida
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, MI
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2011-07-02
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Paseo del Parque, Malaga
Date: 2015-03-22
Location: Paseo del Parque, Malaga
Date: 2015-03-22
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden UG, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-04
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 7-1-12
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-01
Location: Biltmore, Asheville, NC
Date: 2014-03-02
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Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-11-09
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-11-15
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-11-15
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (Mobot) in St Louis
Date: 2016-06-18
Location: Nandan Kanan Park, Char Imli Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Date: 2009-12-27
Photo courtesy of: LRBurdak

Date: 2007-03-12
Photo courtesy of: Damitr

Date: 2014-01-21
Photo courtesy of: Mokkie

Photo courtesy of: Mmcknight4

Date: 2014-01-21
Photo courtesy of: Mokkie
Location: Maui, Hana
Date: 4000-12-23
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment
Location: Longwood Gardens
Date: 2009-04-26
Photo courtesy of: Mark Pellegrini
Location: Oahu, Waimanalo
Date: 2006-08-10
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment

Date: 2013-01-17
Photo courtesy of: JLHA3050
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Vietnam
credit: Prenn
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
Date: October
photo by Stan Shebs
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