San Jose Hesper Palm
Synonym: Erythea brandegeei, Erythea elegans
Brahea brandegeei
Size: Slowly up to 50 feet (13 m)
Min. Temperature: 22°F (-5.5°C)
Water Requirements: Little water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Baja California and Sonora in Mexico
Leaf: Costapalmate,
Green on the top, glaucous green on the bottom. Stiff leaflets.,
3 feet long.
Strongly armed, yellowish edges..
Trunk: Up to 1 foot (30 cm).
Flower: hermaphoditic.
Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, shorter than the leaves.
Fruit: Shiny brown when ripe..
0.6 to 0.8 inches in diameter (1.5 to 2 cm).
round.
Seed:
