"Nakoai"

Veitchia spiralis

Kajewskia Palm

Native to Vanuatu

Spiral Palm

Local Name:

"Nakoai"

Scientific Synonymy:
Kentia spiralis

Distribution & Habitat:
An emergent palm of the Vanuatu rainforests.

This a very uncommon ornamental palm from the tropics. This is a Beautiful Slender Tall gray solitary palm tree with long drooping leaves. It is a bit temperamental when it is young, but is easier as it matures.  It is a great palm to try for warmer areas, i.e., if you don't have freezes.

  Nakoai Palm prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade on any well-drained soil. Sunny, moist, but well drained position, in the tropics or sub-tropics. Prefers shade as a youngster, but grows into full sun. A fast grower. prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be well drained. Requires consistently moist soil, Rich and sandy; do not let dry out between waterings.

Inflorescence: Branched, born below the crownshaft.

Pinnately compound, reduplicate, arching; Leaflets are a dark green with serrated tips.

Very Fast grower (2+ feet / year)

Mature Height: 30' to 50'

Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Moderate drought tolerance

Hardiness Range:10B - 11

Suitable for awesome specimen.

"Nakoai"

Fresh Seeds

Kajewskia Palm

With most palms, propagation from seed is not difficult as long as a few basic requirements are met. Among the most important are fresh seed, good sanitation, proper medium, proper hydration, and adequate heat.

Germinate the seeds in sterile sphagnum moss or a mix of peat moss mixed with an equal amount of perlite or vermiculite. 

     The Nakoai Palm is an exotic and rare palm species. In Vanuatu, this palm is known as 'Nakoai'. It has a slender, smooth, gray trunk; a long crownshaft; and large, arching leaves with drooping segments with tips that appear jagged and torn.

           This tall attractive palm species from rainforests on the Vanuatu is one of the beautiful Veitchias and can reach a height of up to 50 feet.Although able to reach 50 feet in height, the Nakoai Palm is most often seen 25 to 40 feet in height with  a variable spread. The four foot-long, branched flower stalks hang below the crownshaft throughout the year and display small yellow flowers. These blooms give way to large bright red, showy sprays of three-inch-long fruits which ripen year round.

             Veitchia spiralis is best suited to tropical and subtropical areas. It is an extremely rare palm, takes partial sun from at early age, wind tolerant, and moderate drought tolerant as well, should become a popular landscaping palm in the tropics and sub-tropics.

          This palm can be grown in Southern California, although it is not the easiest palm. It should be planted in a protected location.

Veitchia spiralis

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   Shipping    

      We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery confirmation.

            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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        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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COMBINED SHIPPING POLICY

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING is not included in this offer.  

        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.