Beaucarnea recurvata elephant-foot tree

Newly planted Beaucarnea recurvata in the Inner Quad, replacing a mature California fan palm in that spot. Sairus Patel, 6 Jan 2023

There is a 7-foot individual in the Arizona Cactus Garden near the southern edge; it may reach 30 feet. The narrow, slightly recurved leaves approach 3 feet in length. It is expected to develop an expanded conical base; it will then be interesting to compare it with the Yucca filifera nearby. A specimen with the characteristic conical base and several trunks replaced a California fan palm (likely an original, from 1890) in the outer southeast circle of the Inner Quad in 2022. Two smaller examples are in other circles; see Inner Quad tree map.

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