16 Fit Height Bismarkiya Palm Tree

A truly amazing palm from the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar. The genus name honours - German Chancellor Prince Otto E.L VON Bismark Schohausen. There are two types of this palm a green leaved one and a silver - grey leaved one. They both grow in different areas in Madagascar. Blue sapphires are found in the area where the blue bismarkia grows and large scale felling is done as people dig for these. The palm has a full rounded to oblong leaf crown 7 to 8 meters tall and six meters wide palms easily grow to 25 meters tall. leaf stalk or petiole splits at the base, where it is attached to the trunk. Leaf is carried on 2 to 2.5 meter petiole. Leaves and leaf stalks are covered with a white waxy substance. Male and female plants are seperate. Both are required to set viable seed.