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Beaucarnea guatemalensis
'Izote '
[ Agavaceae ]
A fast growing, slender, tree-sized Beaucarnea from seasonally dry forests in Guatemala and Honduras with a fairly smooth, sparsely branching trunk that forms a large, conical base. The numerous long, curly, straplike leaves are arranged in a dense crown similar to B. recurvata. The leaves of young plants often have an attractive purplish tinge. It is an easy and rewarding plant to grow for many tropical and warm temperate regions.
Beaucarnea guatemalensis

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Palm alike Plant . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex .
Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F)
Deserts or Arid Areas
Rocky Hillsides
Savanna Grassland


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Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Rarely and with parsimony
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot from time to time

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