Black Palm
Black Palm and Red Palm are interesting woods which come from the outer hardened area of a type of palm tree. While the wood is called black or red, it actually has black or red flecks on a light or deep tan background as above. Sometimes the flecks are very close together and the piece looks almost black or reddish. It is also possible for the flecks to be further apart. Because this wood only comes from the outer hardened areas, sizes can never be very large. The end grain of the wood is also interesting and looks like hammered leather when used as an inlay.
Locality
Queensland, Australia
Cold Hardiness
About 28ยบ F., perhaps a bit cooler
Trunk type
Single trunk, faint rings, thin trunk.
Leaf type
Plumose (fluffy appearance), pinnate (feather shape).
Height
15 to 20 feet
General Description
A nice exotic appearing palm that resembles the Foxtail Palm but is a bit more tropical appearing and has silver on the underside of the leaflets. It also has fishtail type leaflets when younger