Old Man Palm – Live Plants in 4 Inch Pots – Coccothrinax Crinita – Extremely Rare and Unusual Ornamental Palms of Florida

A truly remarkable trunk with a thick, fibrous, wooly material all over the trunk, even on small specimens. Named “Old Man Palm” because the trunk looks like the beard of an old man. Truly a collectable plant. Solitary, erect stems, to 10 m tall (usually shorter in cultivation), up to 20 cm in diameter. Old leaf bases cover the stems in a dense layer of woven fibers with long, pendulous tips that extend away from the slender stem. The well-known “Old Man Palm” has a slim trunk that is thickly covered with long, dense and woolly, pale brown fibers, giving the palm a most bizarre appearance. Once past the slow seedling stage, it grows faster than might be imagined. It thrives in most warm temperate and tropical areas and will even take a short, light frost without damage. It prefers a sunny situation and needs well drained soil. Makes a fascinating potted plant as well.