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Palm Bismarck (lat. Bismarckia nobilis) - the only representative of the genus Bismarckia (Latin Bismarckia) of the Palm family (Latin Palmaceae). If we translate the Latin name of the plant “
Bismarckia nobilis"Literally, the Russian name will sound like this -"
Bismarckia noble . A picturesque palm tree with large fan-shaped leaves, born on the island of Madagascar, today has moved to many tropical parts of the globe to decorate the streets, parks and gardens of cities and towns.
What's in your name
As for the Latin word "Palma", it is translated into Russian by the word "palm". Indeed, the spreading crown of large evergreen leaves resembles a human spread out palm.
The Latin word "Bismarckia" does not refer to the appearance of the palm tree. It's just that the botanists decided to immortalize the name of the German politician who went down in history as the "iron chancellor" who managed to unite Germany into a single empire. The name of this man is known to any schoolchild who did not skip history lessons, it is Otto von Bismarck.
The specific epithet "nobilis" again returns the viewer to the appearance of the plant, which inspires its noble character with its lush foliage, because the word is translated from Latin into Russian by the word "noble".
Description
The Bismarck palm, like most palms, has a single trunk, which is formed from the ringed remains of leaf bases that have served their life span. The surface of such a trunk can have a color ranging from gray to reddish brown. The trunk diameter ranges from 30 to 45 centimeters and has only fresh leaves at the top of the trunk.
The height of the Bismarck Palm in natural living conditions on the island of Madagascar can reach more than 25 meters, but when grown in parks and gardens, as a rule, trees above 12 meters are subject to demolition, as they become dangerous to people, for example, in strong winds.
Huge, almost rounded leaves, at maturity, reach three meters in width and consist of once bent rigid segments in the amount of 20 or more, which at a distance of two thirds from the center of the leaf split into freely decaying sharp-nosed "blades".
The leaves are located on two-three-meter strong petioles, the surface of which has a waxy white coating and is covered with brown cone-shaped scales. Several of these leaves form the crown of a palm tree up to 7.5 meters wide and up to 6 meters high.
Cultivated Bismarck Palms feature a silvery-blue leaf color, although green leaves can also be found that are less cold-resistant. If green leaves can withstand a drop in temperature only to zero degrees Celsius, then silver-blue leaves will suffer a decrease to minus three degrees, and will also be able to return to life after a short-term drop to minus six degrees.
The Bismarck palm is a dioecious plant, that is, male and female flowers grow on different individuals. The inflorescences are formed by small brown flowers, which in female plants ripen to an ovoid brown bone, inside which there is one seed.
Growing conditions
When choosing a planting site for the Bismarck Palm, you must remember about the massive crown of the tree, which requires a lot of free space.
Although on the island of Madagascar, the Bismarck Palms endure drought, nevertheless, they demonstrate all their power and beauty of the leaves in areas with sufficient rainfall, or require artificial irrigation. Moreover, it should be watered directly under the root of the plant, plus ensure good drainage, since stagnant water provokes root rot.
Palma is not whimsical to the composition of the soil.
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