Copernicia baileyana seed
LATIN NAME: Copernicia baileyana
COMMON NAME: Yarey Palm
The yarey palm is the sturdy, fan-leaved palm of the warm plains. The stout, solitary trunk carries the large, circular, fan-shaped fronds with the fine, stiff segments, and the small, yellowish flowers open in the long, branching sprays, to be followed by the clusters of the small, dark, round fruits. The palm is one of the fine, bold palms of the warm regions, and the tough, waxy leaves have a long record of use in the thatching and the weaving of the old households. It is a palm of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The yarey palm has carved a quiet but solid place in the plant science, and the palm has been studied for the large, circular, fan-shaped fronds and the stout, solitary trunk. The way the tough, waxy leaves have served the old households has been studied steadily, and it keeps showing up in the work on the fibre palms, the thatching plants and the palms of the warm plains. The long, branching sprays of the small flowers and the bold, solitary habit have also made it a fine garden palm, and the yarey is a regular subject of the studies of the fan palms of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The yarey palm does a lot of work in the garden and the old households. The large, circular, fan-shaped fronds give the sturdy palm a fine, bold presence in the warm garden, the park and the avenue, and the tough, waxy leaves have a long record of use in the thatching, the weaving and the hats of the old households. The clusters of the small, dark fruits feed the birds, and the palm is a fine, easy, long-lived choice for the open, sunny ground. It has been written up in the horticultural and the agricultural papers for the bold, fan-shaped fronds and the old uses of the leaves, and it is a fine, generous palm of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.
The yarey palm is one of the fine, bold fan palms of the warm plains, and the large, circular fronds with the stiff segments give the sturdy trunk its bold, architectural crown. The tough, waxy leaves have a long record of use in the thatching, the weaving and the hats of the old households, and the palm is a fine, easy, long-lived choice of the open, sunny ground.
To grow the yarey palm from seed, soak the round seeds in warm water for a couple of days, then sow them at a depth of about two centimetres in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained ground, the bold, fan-shaped fronds will open over the years.
Copernicia is a genus comprised of 25 species of moderate to large fan-leafed palms indigenous to Cuba, Hispaniola and South America. Although most species of Copernicia are slow growing many develop into impressive trees with massive trunks an a crown of stiffly bright green fronds.