Beaucarnea goldmanii

A tree-forming ponytail-palm relative from the seasonally dry forests of Chiapas and northern Central America, with a swollen water-storing base and tufts of narrow leaves. Treat it like Beaucarnea recurvata: full sun, gritty soil, generous summer water and a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally dry tropical forest and scrub on rocky, often limestone slopes, where it stands in the open or above the low canopy. Based on the measured range and the genus.

Recorded from about 200 to 1,600 m, median about 1,200 m.

El SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.