Size: Slow growing to 25 feet tal (6 m) 6 to 10 feet in diameter (2 to 3 m)
Min. Temperature: 20°F to 24°F (-6°C to -5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Southern China
Leaf: Palmate, Bright green, faintly costapalmate (a short length of the leafstem in the central leafblade), 3 to 6 feet (2 to 3.5 m). Lightly spiny toward the base..
Trunk: Brown turning gray when aging. 12 inches in diameter (30 cm).
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaf bases, 6 feet long (1.8 m).
Fruit: Dark green. 0.5 to 1 inch long (1.2-2.5 cm). oval.
Seed: Pale brown. 0.75 inch (2 cm). oval.

Self cleaning

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