Needs plenty of room to develop. Thought to be slow growing, but proper care indicates otherwise. Growth rate is medium. Tolerates poor dry soils. Branching habit often resembles a stag's horns.
Growth rate is medium.
Wood highly resistant to decay. Growth rate is medium fast. Base of old leaf petioles decays, leaving a relatively smooth trunk. Palm much like a lollypop in profile. Tolerant of salt spray.