Brahea armata - Blue Hesper Palm


You can find this palm growing in habitat in northwestern Mexico and also on the Baja Peninsula.  It can grow up with a trunk of 50 feet and a diameter of up to 18 inches.  It is best known for it's bluish green or silver green fronds.

It was bought from Kapoho Palms in April of 1998 and went into the ground one and 1/2 years later.

Four years later it looked like this. (Dec 2003)

One and 1/2 years later in July of 2005 it looked like this.