{"product_id":"copernicia-gigas","title":"Copernicia gigas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopernicia gigas\u003c\/em\u003e is a massive Cuban fan palm: a single grey column up to about 20 m tall and half a metre thick, topped by a dense head of large, stiff, wedge-shaped leaves on spiny stalks. It grows wild only in the lowlands of central and eastern Cuba, often on seasonally wet savannas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the only large Cuban \u003cem\u003eCopernicia\u003c\/em\u003e with wedge-shaped rather than rounded leaves, which makes it easy to recognise. A slow, monumental palm for collectors with room to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative range:\u003c\/strong\u003e central and eastern Cuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–20 m; the crown can spread about 6 m before a trunk forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun in an open position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e grows on heavy, seasonally waterlogged clays in the wild\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e brief drops to about 0 °C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndoors \/ outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e an outdoor palm for warm climates with plenty of space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun with a great deal of room around it. Be patient: a Florida plant had still not formed a visible trunk after 13 years. The leaf stalks are spiny, so allow space around paths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Palmpedia:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raised in our Almeirim greenhouse in Portugal and supplied in 15 L to 35 L pots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palmpedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720285225134,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7877\/2398\/files\/7001_Copernicia-gigas_01_77dc0177-51c4-4dbc-bf2f-98e928d0dcf5.jpg?v=1792614578","url":"https:\/\/shop.palmetum.com\/products\/copernicia-gigas","provider":"Palmpedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}