Chinese Fan Palms
make slow-growing, but striking landscape specimens. The Chinese Fan Palm is
tolerant of poor soils, but does the best when regularly fertilized.
For those
in the northern areas of Florida, this palm is very
hardy and can withstand several degrees below freezing
without appreciable damage.
Chinese
Fan palm should be planted in full sun as the fronds
tend to get "leggy" and weak in anything more than light
shade. Of the tribe Corypheae, and subfamily Coryphoideae
it is also known by the botanic name Livistonia chinensis.
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Chinese Fan Palms make
excellent slow-growing
specimen plants. Click image to
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Chinese Fan Palm
fronds.
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Chinese Fan
Palm trunk.
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Plant
Facts:
Common Name: Chinese
Fan Palm
Botanical Name: Livistonia
chinensis
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Plant Type: Solitary
Fan Palm Tree
Origin: China,
southern Japan
Zones: 9 - 11
Height: 25'
Rate of Growth: Slow
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Soil Requirements: Widely
adaptable
Water Requirements: High
drought tolerance
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Moderate,
High
Form: Solitary
fan palm, canopy of 30-50 leaves
Leaves: Costapalmate,
divided to 2/3 into 60-100 deeply split segments that are pendant in their lower half,
olive-green in color.
Inflorescence: 6'
long, produced from among the leaves
Fruits: Grayish-blue.
1/2 - 1" long
Pests or diseases: None
of consequence
Uses: Specimen
plant
Bad Habits: Slightly
susceptible to lethal yellowing
Cost: $$ -
$$$ -- reasonable to expensive
Propagation:
Seed, germinates in 1-2 months
Source:
Betrocks
Guide to Landscape Palms;
AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDEN PLANTS
