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Gru-Gru Palm

Acrocomia Totai

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Overview

The Gru-gru Palm (Acrocomia totai) captivates with a robust trunk, typically 1.5-2 feet in diameter, cloaked in distinctive spiny bark. Its pinnate foliage stretches up to 10 feet long atop crowns reaching 20-30 feet high. Admired for its stately presence and spherical, yellow fruit, this sun-loving specimen thrives in USDA zones 9b to 11. Requires ample space for its extensive root system and falling debris.

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Gru-Gru Palm (Acrocomia Totai) — The Gru-gru Palm (Acrocomia totai) captivates with a robust trunk
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Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium
USDA zones
10–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Palm
Family
Arecaceae
Climate
Subtropical

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Gru-Gru Palm (Acrocomia Totai) — The Gru-gru Palm (Acrocomia totai) captivates with a robust trunk
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