Re(2): Palms for California's Central coast
jjuania@yahoo.com writes:
>Brahea edulis is from our very own California coastal
>fogbelt climate, albeit in Mexico (Guadalupe Island).
>It's the happiest fan palm grown in Sunset zone 17.
>Naturalizes in Berkeley (but not weedily like Phoenix
>canariensis). Drought-tolerant. Sun, shade,
>wind-tolerant. Grows among native Monterey Pines and
>Island Oaks in habitat (what's left of it). Just don't
>plant in a heavily watered lawn or where the sprinkler
>will spray its trunk--not a fan of too much summer
>water.
>Yay Brahea!
>Jason
That's actually a very nice looking fan palm. Also, the fruits of it are
edible too.
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