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Cardboard Palm Tree Profile
cardboard palm tree Scientific name: Zamia furfuracea
Family: Zamiaceae
Origin: Cardboard Palm is native to Mexico.
Appearance: Zamia furfuracea has a short think fleshy trunk covered with old leaf bases. Trunk collects water that is used during drought. The Cardboard Palm has pinnate, feathery-like, leaves which grow from the center of the trunk reaching 3-4ft long.
Thick leaves are covered with thick oval leaflets which are about 5 inches long and 1 inch wide.
cardboard palm tree1 Cardboard Palm Tree Zamia furfuraceaFlowers/Fruits: The Cardboard Palm has male and female reproductive system on separate plants. It produces interesting shaped cones This fruit is not eatable and is known to be toxic to dogs and cats.
The Cardboard Palm grows in clumps and can get up to 5-10ft tall and 1-5 ft wide.
Outdoor/Indoor Use: Both The Cardboard Palm Tree is a very popular house plant, because it is very easy to grow and maintain. If you want to grow it indoors, make sure it gets as much light as possible during its growing periods that happened once or twice a year, usually from March to June.
Cold Tolerance: It can be considered cold hardy because it is known to handle temperatures down to 20F. It is great for USDA Zones 9a (20 to 25 F) to 11 (above 40 F).
Light Req: Partial shade to full sun.
Water Req: It can also tolerate drought and doesn’t require a lot of water. The Cardboard Palm likes moist well drained soil. When you water, the water gets stored in the trunk of the Cardboard Palm and is used in times of drought. To avoid root rot, don’t let it sit in the water.
Maintenance: Easy. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continues release formula twice a year during growing season.
Propagation: Propagated by seeds.