Common Name: Spindle    Scientific Name: hyophorbe verschaffaltia    Origin: Mascarene Islands  Height: 5 m  Lowest Surv Temp: -1.1  Sun: Yes  Shade: No  Indoors: No  Outdoors: Yes  Description: The trunk of this palm is fusiform or spindle shaped being narrow at each end and bulged in the middle. The trunk is usually grey and topped with a bright green crownshaft of 6-10 arching, feathery, dark green fronds that are most attractive.