Old Man Palm
Coccothrinax crinita
Size: Slowly up to 20 feet (6 m) up to 14 feet (4.2 m) in diameter
Min. Temperature: 26 to 28°F (-3 to -2°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to shade
Origin: Cuba
Germination: takes 6 months to germinate
Leaf: Palmate,
15 to 25 almost circular leaves, green above, dull gray below. 38 segments, with split tips,
up to 5 feet in diameter (1.5 m).
unarmed, 3 feet long (90 cm).
Trunk: Covered with long hair like fibers.,
to 8 inches in diameter (20 cm). It appears bigger because of the the thick hair covering.
Flower: Bisexual yellow flowers.
Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, 5 feet long.
Fruit: Purple.
1 inch long (2.5 cm).
round.
Seed: round, wrinkled.
