Beautiful Palm!! On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Cabbage palm is a beautiful and versatile palm, is hence quite popular. It > is recognized by its tan-gray, unbranched trunk, and large crown with > fanlike leaves. The large leaves have a dull finish and are a medium green, > sometimes yellow-green, in color depending on the individual and situation. > Each leaf is up to 12 ft long overall including the spineless petioles > (leaf stems) which measure about 5-6 ft in length. Leaves emerge directly > from the trunk which is often covered with old leaf stem bases that are > arranged in an interesting criss-cross pattern. Depending on the individual > these may persist to the ground even in very old palms. Cabbage palm grows > to a height of 10 - 25 m (32-82 feet), with a stem diameter of > approximately 30 - 60 cm. In mid-summer the cabbage palm bears creamy white > flowers on a long branched inflorescence that is held completely within the > crown. Flowers are followed in late fall or early winter by black and > fleshy spherical fruit that is about one third of an inch in diameter > > Raman > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
