Dwarf Sugar Palm
Arenga engleri
Size: Up to 10 feet tall (3 m)
Min. Temperature: 23°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Taiwan, India
Germination: erratic, 4 weeks to 6 months
Leaf: Pinnate,
7 to 9 leaves with green top, silvery bottom
narrow wedge shaped leaflets. Edges and tips are irregular. Leaves are tomentose,
7 to 8 feet long (2 to 2.5 m).
Trunk: clustering covered with old black leaf fibers,
3 inches (7.5 cm).
Flower: The stem dies after blooming.
Flower stalk coming from among the leaves,.
Fruit: dark red.
0.5 to 1 inch in diameter (1.2 to 2.5 cm).
round. Up to 3 seeds per fruit..
Seed: round, flattened on one or 2 sides.
