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Roystonea maisiana

Roystonea maisiana is a large, tall palm endemic to the Maisí region of eastern Cuba, growing up to about 20 m with a grey-white trunk. It is a tropical palm that needs warmth, good light and consistent moisture.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while young and established, letting the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, fertile soil or loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Cuba
Climate
wet tropical

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Roystonea maisiana is a species of palm which is endemic to the Maisí region of Guantánamo Province in eastern Cuba.

Other Roystonea plants

Jamaican Royal Palm · Puerto Rico royal palm · Yagua · Roystonea lenis · Imperial Palm · Roystonea palaea · Morass Cabbage Palm · Cuban Royal Palm · Roystonea stellata · Roystonea violacea · Royal palm

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Roystonea maisiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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