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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 20-30 ft.
Plant Spread: 12-20 ft.
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Winter
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Salt tolerant

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Common names
  • Madagascar Screw Pine

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2023-07-30
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2008
a most unusual sight - Pandanus in full bloom.
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: June 2012
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: winter 2007
A tree full of blooms looks like it has been hung full of rags.
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-15
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-04
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-04
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
Date: 2010-01-15
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2012
a single seed (see penny for size)
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-15
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-15
Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2016-10-11
At the Naples Zoo
Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2016-10-11
At the Naples Zoo
Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2016-10-11
At the Naples Zoo
Comments:
  • Posted by Dutchlady1 on Dec 8, 2011 10:14 AM concerning plant:
    Do not make the mistake of planting a young plant in a small space; this tree gets HUGE!

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