General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 feet to 25 feet
Plant Spread: Canopy - 10 feet to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Tight clusters of 3/4 inch green berries turning bright red at maturity.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Yellow
Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Year round
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Buccaneer Palm
  • Florida Cherry Palm
  • Cherry Palm
  • Sargent’s Cherry Palm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pseudophoenix sargentii
  • Synonym: Pseudophoenix sargentii subsp. saonae

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Location: BG La Conception Malaga
Date: 2015-03-25

Date: c. 1889
illustration from the 1889 Siebrecht and Wadley catalog
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2014

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