Bismarckia nobilis
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Medemia nobilis
- Phonetic Spelling
- biz-mark-ee-ah noh-BILL-ihs
- Description
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A tropical palm tree native to Madagascar. Plant in the full sun in well-drained soil though this palm seems to perform in clay soils. Its silver blue leaves really pop in the landscape when planted near other dark green-leaved plants.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Bismarckia
- Species:
- nobilis
- Family:
- Arecaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Madagascar
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Dark brown, ovoid, obtuse bi- or tri-lobed drupe with a single seed
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Description:
- Separate male and female trees Small brown flowers
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Waxy coating gives a gray-silver appearance on large palmate fan-shaped leaves that fall off naturally as they age.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Smooth grey-brown very straight trunk marked with spiral twists and ringed indentations from old leaf bases
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
