Livistonia Chinensis seed
LATIN NAME: Livistona chinensis
COMMON NAME: Chinese Fan Palm
The Chinese fan palm raises its large, fan-shaped, drooping leaves on the tall, slender trunk, and the whole palm carries the fine, bold, elegant look of the warm garden. The tall, single-trunked, evergreen palm carries the slender, ringed trunk and the many large, fan-shaped, palmate leaves with the long, drooping, deeply divided, dark-green segments and the fine, toothed leaf stalks, the long, branching clusters of the small, cream-yellow flowers between the leaves, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, glossy, blue-black fruits. The palm is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden, and it is a palm of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Chinese fan palm is a historic subject of the plant science, and the drooping leaves keep showing up in the work on the warm-country palms. The way the large, fan-shaped, palmate leaves with the long, drooping, deeply divided, dark-green segments form on the slender, ringed trunk has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the warm-country palms, the toothed leaf stalks and the members of the palm family. The drooping habit and the tall trunk have also made it a fine study palm, and the Chinese fan palm is a regular subject of the work on the drooping leaves of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Chinese fan palm is a fine, bold palm of the warm garden and the study collection. The many large, fan-shaped, palmate leaves with the long, drooping, deeply divided, dark-green segments rise above the slender, ringed trunk, one of the fine, bold, elegant sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the long, branching clusters of the small, cream-yellow flowers open between the leaves, to be followed by the small, round, glossy, blue-black fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the avenue and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the drooping leaves and the elegant ways. It is a fine, bold palm of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden.
Give the young palms the warmth and the deep, moist bed, and the drooping leaves will rise over the years.
To grow the Chinese fan palm from seed, sow the large, round, brown seeds a couple of centimetres down in the pot of fine, sandy soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young palms on as they fill the pot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the drooping leaves will rise over the years.
Uses: ornamental. Landscape,
This is a beautiful hardy palm tree that can reach heights of 5 to 20+ feet, depending on climate conditions. It is a moderate grower, and this is evergreen. These plants would make excellent additions to your hardy exotic plant collection, or just make a unique statement in your yard.
