Fishtail
Palms (Caryota Mitis) or fishtail palm hedges are a very popular choice in
south florida to block out the nosy neighbor or traffic from the street as a
popular hedge. These hedges that will eventually turn into palm trees offer
great coverage and the fish tail (hence the name) looking leaves are very dense
offering great privacy. Also refered to as Caryota Mitis Fishtails are
clustering palms that grow dense and full providing you with a great hedge
alternative. Being bug and pest resistant these palms make for great coverage
and easy maintenance. They can be used as privacy screens and hedges,
especially while they're young because they are full from top to bottom. The
Fishtail palms or caryota mitis create a draping mass of deep green leaves among
large trunks as they age still providing coverage. Lot homeowners opt for
growing a fishtail in an area where they've been considering clumping bamboo or
tiger grass bamboo because of their similarities. It won't spread as much or
grow as fast as bamboo, but gives the same kind of tropical look and while
offering great privacy. Fishtail Palms have been a wide hit in the landscape
artisan/ professional world and in the common land owners taste who are looking
to simple spice up their property with a gorgeous, simplistic ornamental plant,
or maybe just find the best available hedge to protect their home and offer
them the privacy they desire without breaking the bank. The Fishtail Palm is
one of the best (considered by many) the best hedge plant available today, not
only for its dense coverage, but also for its durability. If you’re true goal
is to block out the nosy neighbors or the strangers from a sidewalk there is
almost no better hedge than a Fishtail Palm one. It offers a quick solution as
the growth rate for the Fishtail is 2.5-3 feet a year, and the width of the
leaves and the overall diameter of the plant offers privacy coverage without
gaps or see through spaces. Our Fishtail palms are also great because it is low
maintenance, once fertilized here at Farm Networks you will not need to
fertilize your new fishtail hedges for at least another year, as we use a
special, slow release fertilizer that will continue to nourish your plants for
an entire year. Trimming is very important to keep your fishtail palms healthy
and full and recommended spacing are 2 feet apart for 7 gallon, 3 feet apart
for 15 gallon and 4 feet apart in 25 gallon containers. Fishtails have become
very adapted to our soil and love the south florida soil and weather, making
them a very popular hedge from the palm beaches to coral gables and Miami.
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