The Archontophoenix cunninghamiana palm tree, also known as King Palm Tree, Bangalow Palm, and Piccabeen Palm, is an elegant, fast-growing palm native to Australia.This palm tree can grow up to 40 feet tall and 15 feet wide. The smooth, light-gray to light-brown trunk is 1 foot in diameter, slightly wider at the base.The crownshaft is 3 feet tall, medium to dark green in color. The crown is formed by fifteen to twenty evergreen fronds that emerge from the crownshaft. The leaflet color is medium to dark green above, and paler green underneath.The flower clusters circle the trunk just beneath the crown shaft. The small flowers are lavender, rose, or violet in color. Fruit is ½ inch wide (12 mm) and pink or red in color.
Bangalow Palm Care
Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana
What is the plant
It's invasive in Brazil.
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Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
9b - 11
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry palm out between watering.
Fertilizer
Fertilize Archontophoenix cunninghamiana in the spring and midsummer. A single application of a high-quality, continual-release formula will feed your palm for a few months at a time. Apply fertilizer to the soil in a large ring at least 2 foot from the trunk.
Sunlight
Choose a location that receives partial to full sun.
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Soil
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana likes sandy, well-draining soil.
Temperature
Tolerates frost to an approximate low of 24 to 26, F. Tolerates 28 , F. without a problem.
Container
Bangalow palm seedlings are suited to 5" pots.
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