Metroxylon warburgii

Although this species can be found from the Solomon islands right down through the Vanuatu archipelago, I have found that only the forms from the southern most islands in Vanuatu seem to tolerate our winters here in the subtropics, this form does not have a coloured leaf like the forms that can be found in the Solomon’s. It’s only a small growing species to around 25 to 30 feet, 8 to 10m tall. This is a very attractive species and this southern form grows very well in the subtropics where as ones collected even from the top of the Vanuatu islands seem to be cold sensitive and are very hard to get through our winters.