ARTIFICIAL FISHTAIL PALM TREE FOR FAUX TROPICAL LANDSCAPES

We''ve replicated our Fishtail Palm Tree and Giant Fishtail Palms after the living Caryota Mitis. The Fishtail Palms developed by Commercial Silk Int''l can be impregnated with our fire retardant, to insure consistent fire protection for you interior landscaping needs.

Fishtail Palms add a wonderful tropical element to any landscape. The species is native to Asia, Indonesia, and the South Pacific. It now also grows in Suriname and in South Florida nurseries. The palm has slender multiple stems, and the stem clumps grow up to thirty feet tall.

Mop-like clusters of flowers develop from the top of a mature Fishtail palm, and subsequent flower clusters continue to emerge below. The flowers appear in threes, one female flower in between two male ones. Because the fishtail palm is monocarpic, the stem dies after the cluster has reached the ground. The palm clump survives this process as numerous suckers grow at the base of the palm, producing more stems.

Fishtail Palms are named for their exotic triangular leaflets, which can reach nine feet in length. The leaves are deep green and leathery with a ragged edge, and resemble the tail fin of an ornamental fish. It is the only palm with leaves that are subdivided twice. Similar to other palm trees, the Fishtail Palm cannot be pruned back to reduce height, as new growth comes from a high central growing point.

Contact with the red fruit produced by this palm should be avoided. The fruit contains stinging crystals in the oxalic acid of the pulp, which is toxic when ingested, and contact with skin may result in severe chemical burns.