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Foxtail Palm
Foxtail Palm

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About Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad

Origin

Australia
Australia

Types

Not Available
Coconut and Dates

Number of Varieties

NANA
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15Not Available
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
Not Available

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24
Not available

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm450.00 cm
0.54 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange Red
Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Brown

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Not Available

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Not Available

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
feather-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight

Growth Rate

Fast
Not Available

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Light, Loose, Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Not Available

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Not Available

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Boron, EDTA iron, Maganese, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Not Available

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Not Available

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Not Available

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Not Available
Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents

Allergy

Not Available
Asthma, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Not Available
Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Not Available
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Not Available
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical
Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

WODYETIA bifurcata
ARCHONTOPHOENIX

Common Name

Foxtail Palm
Palm

In Hindi

Foxtail palm
Palm

In German

Fuchsschwanz -palme
Palme

In French

sétaire palme
Paume

In Spanish

la cola de zorra de palma
Palma

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη
Παλάμη

In Portuguese

foxtail palma
Palma

In Polish

włośnica palmowy
Palma

In Latin

foxtail palmarum
Vero

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Arecales
Arecales

Family

Arecaceae
Arecaceae

Genus

Wodyetia
Archontophoenix

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Not Available
Areceae

Subfamily

Arecoideae
Arecoideae

Number of Species

NA2600
1 27800
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Properties of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree? We provide you with everything About Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree. Foxtail Palm doesn't have thorns and Palm Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Foxtail Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Foxtail Palm has allergic reactions like Not Available and Palm Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree

Season and care of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Foxtail Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Palm Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Foxtail Palm is Loam, Sand and for Palm Tree is Light, Loose, Moist while the PH of soil for Foxtail Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Palm Tree is Acidic.

Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree Physical Information

Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail Palm height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Palm Tree height is 450.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree are as follows:

  • Foxtail Palm flower color: White

  • Foxtail Palm leaf color: Green

  • Palm Tree flower color: White and Yellow

  • Palm Tree leaf color: Brown

Care of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree

Care of Foxtail Palm and Palm Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning and Palm Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove old, faded fronds. In summer Foxtail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Palm Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.