General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 to 35 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 25 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Small, oval drupes, green maturing to shiny reddish-purple. Each drupe contains a single seed
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Will Naturalize
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant

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Common names
  • Japanese Fern Tree
  • Pihimbiya
  • Thika Palm
  • Nhassanga
  • Fern Leaf Tree

Photo Gallery
Location: Miami, FL
Date: 2014-12
tropical landscaping
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03

photo by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)

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