Mexican Fan Palm Trees - Cold Hardy Palms
Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta) have many fine attributes including salt
resistance and fast rate of growth. The cold hardy Mexican Fan
Palm has a slender trunk
topped with crowns of large fan-shaped evergreen fronds.
Cold Hardy Mexican Fan Palm Tree Overview
Soaring to over 100 ft (30.5 m), this skyscraper of the
palm world is a striking sight. Mexican Fan Palms have:
- A gray trunk ringed with closely set leaf scars
although usually at least part of the trunks remain
covered with dead leaves that hang in a thatch.
- The solitary trunks, about 10-12 in (25.4-30.5 cm) in
diameter, bulge at the ground and become slender as they
approach a crown of large palmate leaves with
gracefully drooping leaflet tips.
Cold Hardy Mexican Fan Palm Trees
Description
Large, rapid growing, and hardy all
describe the Mexican Fan Palms. Native to the riparian washes and
gullies of Northern Mexico, Baja, Southern California and
Arizona Mexican Fan Palm trees are very drought and salt
tolerant once established. Adapted to a wide range of soil
types, and climates. This species easily hybridizes with
the California/Desert Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera)
and a wide variation in phenotypes (outward appearance and
growth characteristics) occurs under cultivated conditions.
Mexican Fan Palms Usage
This is a spectacular
palm for landscaping large areas. Mexican Fan palm trees are also
frequently seen guarding the entrances to upscale housing developments and
standing in regiments along boulevards. |
