dioon spinulosum caudex diam 6 7 cm total 80 100 cm 5 ltr pot Butia but an attractive blue-green form

but an attractive blue-green form also occurs as our people have seen in the Big Bend Area in west Texas

waxy bluish leaves that cover the short stem are typical

This palm tree has a robust trunk covered in fibers and large

width 48 cm

dioon spinulosum caudex diam 6 7 cm total 80 100 cm 5 ltr pot Butia but an attractive blue-green formDioon spinulosum Origin: Mexico. Dioon spinulosum, giant dioon, or gum palm, is the largest of the species (till 12 m) and grows on limestone cliffs and rocky hillsides in the tropical rainforests of Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico, till a elevations to 300 m above sea level. Dioon spinulosum prefers well drained soil with regular water. It will grow in soils containing few nutrients, in soils rich in limestone, and on slopes. It has pinnate leaves that