Erythea brandegeei

Read about Erythea brandegeei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Erythea Brandegeei, Purpus. In nature 125 ft. high and having slender trunk: petioles slender, armed with recurved spines; Lvs. bright shining green, composed of 10-12 fronded, flabellate lfts.: spadix slightly branched: frs. as in E. armata, but somewhat streaked. Low. Calif. Gt. 52, p. 12.—Intro. by Franceschi in 1912, who says, "Appears to grow much faster than other kinds and is not less hardy." The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.