The Norfolk Island Palm is prominent along gullies in or near the National Park, but rare elsewhere on the island. It reaches 10 m in height.
Fruits are an attractive bright red when ripe.
The growing tip of the Norfolk Island Palm was used by early settlers as a vegetable and is reported to have tasted like a nut when raw and like an artichoke bottom, when boiled. Removal of the tip kills the palm. Ribs froth the palm fronds were used for making brooms, and the fronds woven into baskets. Excerpt and photo copyright 1998, Norfold Island Botanic Gardens . Virtual Palm Encyclopedia Site Map Powered by FreeFind .