Mexican Blue Palm Brahea armata Arecaceae
	Form: Tree Seasonality: Perennial Size: 40 ft tall by 25 ft wide Leaves: Blue gray, 3 to 5 ft wide, thorns on the leaf stems (petioles) Flowers: Cream colored flowers on 5 ft stalks, that originate between the leaves Fruit: Round brown fruits, once roasted and eaten by the Cocopah Trunks: Gray, stout, covered in leaf shag or trimmed and covered in leaf scars Range/Origin: Baja California, Georgia Hardiness: Sunset Zones: 10,12-17,19-24; USDA: 8b-10; 18^o F Comments: Some litter, Thorns CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Exposure: Full to partial sun Water: Low to moderate Soil: Sandy, well drained Propagation: Seed Maintenance: Moderate; removal of dead fronds, bloom and fruit litter
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