Bismarck Palm- Adds silver to the landscape

Bismarck Palm

• It could be spelled as Bismark or Bismarck Palm.  Botanical name is Bismarckia nobilis.  In local market even know as Bismarkia palm. Conducive to  Most soils and Lahore climate ( USA Hardiness zone Z 9a- 11). Belongs to Arecaceae family. Named after German Chancellor Otto Van Bismarck.

Dioecious- separate male and female palm.
Could be potted to contain it, but what for. 
8 N0v 13. Photo by Rashad.

Move up to 40 feet.  Photo by Rashad. 9 Nov 13.

Mooning the Bismarkia. Photo by Rashad. 29 Nov 13.

Sprawling. Nearly spherical leaf crown. 
Plant it little away from boundary walls. 
Photo by Rashad

Group plantation. Jinnah Garden. Photo by Rashad
25 Oct 13

Blooms in mid summer. Photo by Rashad. 
25 Oct 13.

Virginie and Ali - friends from Canada. Photo by Rashad.
10 Mar 14.

Ornamental and handsome plant. 13 Nov 13.
.Reflection of the setting sun.  Photo by Rashad

Xerophyte. A plant for the parks. Pakistan Park.
 Photo by Rashad. 13 Nov 13

Nobilis mean showy, noteworthy. Adorns corner of a house. 
Photo by Rashad. Lahore Cantt.27 Mar 13

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