Caryota mitis
Fishtail Palm, Burmese Fishtail Palm, Clustering Fishtail Palm
Few palms can evoke the tropical forests of Southeast Asia quite like Caryota mitis. The triangular fronds are held in a rather upright fashion, as if they are fish tails sliding back down into the water.
Each new frond emerges a fresh, light green before darkening to a pleasing emerald shade, and each new leaf is bigger than the last until they reach approximately 3 metres in length!
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Plant Biography
Caryota mitis originates in tropical areas of Asia but has been acclimatized to various other areas of the world, including Southern parts of the US. In the UK, the Fishtail palm is kept as an indoor plant.
Discovered in the late 18th century in Vietnam, this palm tree is a “gentle” one, as its specific epithet “mitis” calls it: it lacks the thorns on the stems that people were used to from Mediterranean areas.
The Fishtail palm a clustering palm, meaning that it will continue to produce new suckers at the base and over time will form a thick stand.
Care & Size Guidance
Well suited to most indoor situations, the Fishtail Palm is a rarely-seen plant that deserves a wider audience.
Although these plants can eventually get large, they are fairly slow growing so will not need to be potted up for several years.
Water regularly during the warmer months, but hold off a little in winter. Feed regularly with a palm fertiliser to encourage faster and healthier growth.
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