Arenga pinnata (Sugar Palm)

Arenga pinnata (Sugar Palm) with black fibrous trunk and green leaves, close up tree view.

Botanical names: Arenga pinnata, Arenga saccharifera

Common names: Sugar Palm, Black Sugar Palm, Gomuti Palm

Family: Arecaceae / Palmae

Origin: Malaysian islands

Large tree taller than 20 ftFull sunModerate waterPalm or palm-like plant

Commonly seen in Southeast Asia, where a crude kind of sugar is made from the sap. Fast and strong growing, the new leaves are strongly wedge-shaped, leathery and attractive. Requires a rich soil, plenty of water, and feed during periods of growth.

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Arenga pinnata (Sugar Palm) green plant trunk with dark fibrous texture reaching toward the sky.


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