General Description | Livistona chinensis is a fan palm tree with a solitary, erect stem topped with bunches of long, dull green-brown blades. |
Shape | Erect, tall and fanning. |
Landscape | Specimen planting, pot planting, glass-house planting and ornamental use. |
Propagation | By seed. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil with a pH of 4.5 - 9.1 (very acidic to very alkaline). Drought tolerant. |
Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Coastal forests. |
Bark/Stem Description | The trunk is 20 - 30 cm wide. |
Leaf Description | The leaves are fan-shaped with short marginal spines and are 2 m. Leafstalks are shorter than the blade.
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Flower Description | The flowers appear in clusters of 4 - 7, subglobose in bud and are 2 - 2.5 m long.
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Fruit Description | The fruit is ovoid to spherical and 2.5 cm wide. |
Colour Description | The bark is brown and become grey as it ages. The leaves are a dull greenish-brown. The flowers are white to yellow. The fruit is deep bluish-green to a greyish-pink. |
Texture Description | The fruit appears glossy. |