FOX TAIL PALM AT TASEK PARK

The association recently purchased 40 fox tail palm from the nursery at Jalan Tasek which has closed down. The palms were purchased at RM 30 to 40 per tree including transport and transplanting  compared to the normal price of RM 200 per tree. The total budget came to RM1400 which is considered well spent for the beautification of the park.
there is a dedicated web site for this tree, an extract of which is as follows:

The Foxtail palm (scientific name Wodyetia bifurcata) is one of the most popular and widely distributed exotic flowering plants in tropical and subtropical regions today. The Wodyetia bifurcata was little known 30 years ago. It was found only in a very small part of far northeastern Australia, Queensland and considered as a very rare palm.In 1978 Wodyeti identified and revealed the Foxtail palm to the world. The Foxtail has become one of the most popular landscape palms in the United States and Asia. Also common in Florida and commonly found with Bismarck palms in landscaping.The Wodyetia bifurcata is named the Foxtail palm because the palm’s plumose fronds have the appearance of a fox’s tail. The scientific name is a tribute to Wodyei, who first revealed this pretty plant to botanics and the world.The beautiful ornamental grows moderately to a height of 25-30 feet. Under proper conditions it can grow 2-3 feet per year. The Wodyetia bifurcata is a solitary palm with a crown of eight to ten arching, plumose and fluffy fronds. It has a neat appearance and is very similar to the Royal palm, but not large. It bears white flowers at the base of the crown. The fruits are large, oval-shaped, green in the early stages and orange-red when ripe."


Picture abover shows the committee members, Pitney and Gan Thiam Hock ,  working on the trees to make sure they grow straight.