Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm)

Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm) green leaves atop tall gray trunk under blue sky
Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm) with its massive crown of green leaves and brown fruit stalks

Botanical name: Copernicia baileyana

Common names: Bailey Palm, Yarey Palm

Family: Arecaceae / Palmae

Origin: Cuba

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryOrnamental foliagePalm or palm-like plant

This unique palm has a large crown with dense and numerous fan shaped leaves that curve upward, like a smile growing from the petiole (leaf stem). The leaves of Bailey Palm are about 5 ft (1.5 m) across, and have a thin waxy coating. The dark brown fruit is round and about 1 in (2.5 cm) in diameter.

Similar plants: Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm)


Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm) green fan leaves on a thick plant
Copernicia baileyana (Bailey Palm) with green fan leaves and brown flower stalks reaching toward sky


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