Livistona chinensis seed
LATIN NAME: Livistona chinensis
COMMON NAME: Chinese Fan Palm
Chinese fan palm is the bold, handsome, fan-leaved palm of the warm gardens, and its great, round, fan-shaped leaves have been a familiar of the warm world for a very long time. The single trunk carries the fine, bold crown of the large, round, fan-shaped, grey-green leaves with the drooping, thread-like tips, and the small, cream flowers open in the long clusters among the leaves, to be followed by the blue-green, oval fruits. The palm is a fine, generous, easy plant for the warm garden, the large pot and the sheltered courtyard. It is a plant of the warm, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Chinese fan palm has a steady and growing place in the plant science, and it has been studied for its bold, fan-shaped leaves and its place among the palms of the warm world. Researchers have looked at the great, round fans and the way the palm stands up to the warm, humid conditions, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the warm-climate palms and the garden plants. The drooping, thread-like tips of the leaves and the long clusters of the small fruits have also made it a fine garden plant, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the palm family and the under-planted warm-climate trees.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Chinese fan palm is grown for the bold, fan-shaped leaves. The great, round, grey-green fans are a fine, dramatic addition to the warm garden, the large pot and the sheltered courtyard, and the palm is a dependable, easy grower. The small, cream flowers and the blue-green, oval fruits are a fine food for the birds of the warm garden, and the long, fibrous leaf bases have their traditional uses in the region. It has drawn attention in the international horticultural press for its bold, handsome fans and its easy ways, and it is a fine, generous palm of the warm, moist, well-drained garden.
The Chinese fan palm has been grown in the warm gardens of the east for a very long time, and the great, round, grey-green fans are among the boldest of the palm leaves. The long, drooping, thread-like tips give the fans a fine, soft look, and the blue-green fruits are a food for the birds. The palm is a dependable, easy, slow-growing plant for the warm garden and the large pot.
The Chinese fan palm is a fine, easy plant for the warm garden and the large pot, and the great, round, grey-green fans give a bold, handsome look to the courtyard. The palm is a dependable, slow-growing, very long-lived plant.
To grow the Chinese fan palm from seed, stand the round, hard seeds in warm water overnight, then sow them at a depth of a couple of centimetres in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a warm, bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings come up steadily and grow on slowly, so be patient with them. Give them a warm, sheltered spot with the moist, well-drained soil, and the great, round, grey-green fans will be there in a few seasons.
Livistona chinensis is also known as Chinese fan palm or Chinese fountain palm.
It is sometimes named Latania chinensis. As suggests its common names, it is native to China.
The Chinese fan palm may reach 15 m tall, but is generally smaller, with a more modest size of 6-9 m. It has a smooth grey stipe, and a dense canopy made of slightly drooping palmate leaves.
The Chinese fan palm has an evergreen dense canopy, made of palmate leaves that can be up to 1.50 m long.
These leaves are made of leaflets that are slightly drooping, and that give a graceful aspect to this palm.
The Chinese fan palm has a yellow-cream inflorescence.