Ceroxylon alpinum

Growing Notes

Palms are generally heavy feeders, so if you want them growing quickly and looking their best, they should be fertilized at least three times a year. Fertilizing at spring equinox, summer solstice and fall equinox will allow for a winter rest. Be sure to feed your palm with a fertilizer that contains micronutrients, especially if you see yellowing leaves or yellow spots on the leaves. This palm also prefers a lightly acidic soil, so if the leaves begin to yellow, when given adequate fertilizer, you may need to acidify the soil by adding iron, sulfer, or cottonseed meal.This solitary palm will grow only one trunk during its lifetime. If you have a pot with multiple trunks in it, that’s because multiple separate palm trees were germinated in the pot. The good news is that you won’t need to thin out suckers over time to maintain the number of trunks you started out with.Once it’s mature, this palm will naturally shed its leaves, leaving the trunk below the palm’s crown exposed. A great choice if you’re looking for a palm with a clean trunk but don’t want to deal with manually removing the leaves.With leaves growing in a single plane along most of the rachis, the feather palm has an elegant look to it.Avoid hot inland heat, this palm likes humid, damp cool climates.