Palm with intriguing leaves resembling the tail of a fish, which is how this plant got its common name. In a home environment, these palms will grow as tall as space allows. fishtail palm most commonly sold for houseplant and landscape use. It?s probably one of the most elegant looking palms, bringing an upscale look to any room or garden.<\/p>\n
Caryota mitis or fishtail palm is small to medium-sized palm with clustered stems, at first clothed with fibrous leaf bases, later bare. The broadly linear, 2-pinnate, rich green leaves are 2-4m long, with 6-60, fish-tail-like, asymmetrically 3-angled leaflets. Pendent panicles, 30cm or more long, of cream flowers, to 2cm across, are borne in summer. Height 3-12m, Spread 3-7m. Native of Burma to Malaysian peninsula, Indonesia (Java), Philipines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[83],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21743","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-palms-trees","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n