Pritchardia thurstonii

Native to Fiji, Lau island group, introduced on many pacific islands.

Lau Fan Palm

This is truly a Beautiful palm.

Pritchardia thurstonii

Inflorescence: Long Stem Branched, born in the crownshaft. One of only 3 species with inflorescence greatly exceeding the crown. The inflorescence, like Pritchardia kaalae is up to 3 meters in length.

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and grown in Hawaii.

Lau Fan Palm

Healthy & Fresh

Slender solitary dwarf landscape palm tree

The fruits are black with seeds 5 mm.

Cold Hardiness: 35 ° F to 1.7 °C

One of the most attractive Pritchardias with a trunk up to 12 inches in diameter, Pritchardia thurstonii is similar to but smaller than the common Fiji Fan Palm. P. thurstonii is the hard to hard dwarf version of these attractive, solitary fan palms. P. thurstonii is highly sought after by discriminating collectors.

Typically found in habitat, tropical dry forests with mean monthly temperatures ranging from 22C in July to 28C in January. Rainfall averages 1800 mm per year with most falling during December-April summer and almost drought conditions prevailing during the cooler months.

   This attractive, solitary fan palm 15-30 feet tall,  is smaller than the common Fiji Fan Palm. Leaves up to 8 feet long and almost as wide, the leaf blade is the same glabrous dull green on both upper and lower surfaces, without any scales or spots underneath. The long stemmed  inflorescence is up to 3 meters in length. The spherical fruit is smaller, 8-10 mm in diameter, turning red then black at maturity. The seed is 5mm in diameter about half the size of the common variety.  

         The primary differences, between P pacifica and P thurstonii, are 1) this palm's flowers extend far beyond the leaves and look like ornaments hanging down from the crowns... while inflorescence of P pacifica are still nestled within the crown of leaves. and 2) this palm is a bit smaller in leaf and trunk size, so a less 'perfect' in the size/shape of the leaf.

Culture:
Fresh seed germinates within 30 days. Plant in a sunny, moist, but well drained position. Prefers tropical conditions, will not grow in temperate climates and is marginal where winter temperatures go below 5C. Slow growing. Well suited to coastal areas.

A feature of this solitary palm are the large fan-shaped leaves up to 2 m wide and deeply pleated. Unlike many other fan palms there are no spines along the petioles Seeds are round and .25 inches in size.

Of the tribe Arecaceae, Genus: Pritchardia; it is also known by the botanic name

Pritchardia thurstonii

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            All live plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.

   All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped in moist sphagnum moss to ensure the plant’s healthy transit to you.

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             INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS is available only under these conditions! All international orders are shipped at the buyers risk  (shipped with or without documents) and no refunds or replacements are offered for Dead On Arrival, loss, confiscation, Customs Seizure, unanticipated charges, etc.

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        We will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you.  This can only be done at the Dept. of Agriculture.  If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.

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        We will combine shipping for auctions won on the same week paid with same paypal payment.

   This policy is good for all items bought and paid for in the week ending MONDAY.

Payment must be received within 7 days of the auction ending.

Combined Discounts Won Auctions

     For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total Shipping and Handling charges.

         As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same items rather than a varied selection. Includes postage, USDA certification and inspection, proper packing and delivery to Airport for prompt delivery. I can’t really change any of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.

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       Seller warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised. Safe delivery is guaranteed and seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at seller's expense. Claims must be made within 7 days of shipment. All other replacements, refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller.

  Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Consequentially, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.