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Washingtonia robusta


Mexican Fan Palm, Mexican Washingtonia




Origin:  Coastal Southern United States (Atlantic, Pacific) and Spain.
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Washingtonia
Species
robusta
Category
Tropicals, Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
USDA Hardiness Zone
8b - 10
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cool season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H3 - H5
Temperature (°C)
-10
Temperature (°F)
15
Height
25 - 31 m
Spread
3 - 5 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Landscape
Urban or street tree in southern/warm and dry climates, in mass plantings or as a specimen.
Cultivation
Plant in dry, well-draining loamy to sandy soil in full sun. Can tolerate a wide variety of soils which makes it a great hardy urban or street tree.
Shape
Upright.
Growth
Medium
Habitat
Dry open desert savannahs.
Bark/Stem Description
Coarse, woody light tan palm bark. Solitary trunk spanning approximately 0.3 - 0.6 m thick.
Leaf Description
The leaves have a petiole up to 1 m long, and a palmate fan of sage green to yellowish-green leaflets up to 1 m long and 1 m wide. Matured and dead fronds hang down like a 'hula skirt'-like canopy below healthy live fronds.
Flower Description
Inflorescences up to 3 m long with numerous small, pale orange-pink flowers.
Fruit Description
Spherical bluish-black drupes, 6 - 8 mm diameter; edible, though thin-fleshed.
Texture Description
Coarse.
Propagation
Seed.
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