DECKENIA
LPG Area:
Seychelles Court
Distribution:
1 species in the Seychelles Islands
Close Relatives: Acanthophoenix
Growing Comments:
Deckenia nobilis is one of the five palm genera endemic to the Seychelles that has numerous very vicious spines on the inner part of the trunk. As the palm gets taller, th spines are also non-existent higher up on the trunk. This palm has very tropical requirements & will probably not tolerate anything below 50° F. Growth rate is relatively fast, giving it about a 6.0-6.5 on a 1-10 scale.
 
   
D. nobilis, October 2006
 
D. nobilis
 
 
April 2006
 
 
October 2006