Washingtonia filifera seed
LATIN NAME: Washingtonia filifera
COMMON NAME: Desert Fan Palm
Desert fan palm is the fine, tall, single-trunked palm of the warm, dry washes, and its great, round, fan-shaped, blue-green leaves have made it a fine landmark of the warm deserts for a very long time. The tall, sturdy, shaggy, thatch-covered trunk carries the great, round, fan-shaped, blue-green leaves, which rise in a fine, open crown, and the long, hanging clusters of the small, cream flowers open below the leaves, to be followed by the small, dark-brown fruits. The palm is a fine, easy, long-lived tree of the warm, sunny, well-drained garden. It is a plant of the warm, dry, open ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Desert fan palm has a steady and growing place in the plant science, and the palm has been studied for its great, round, fan-shaped leaves and its place among the hardy palms of the warm deserts. The shaggy, thatch-covered trunk and the way the palm stands up to the heat and the dry spells have been studied closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the desert palms and the drought-tolerant trees of the warm regions. The great, fan-shaped leaves have also made it a fine garden palm, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the fan palms and the warm-climate drought-tolerant trees.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Desert fan palm is grown for the great, round, fan-shaped leaves and the tall, sturdy trunk. The bold, blue-green fans rise in a fine, open crown, and the palm is a fine, easy, long-lived tree for the warm, sunny garden, the avenue and the dry bank. The small, dark-brown fruits are a fine food for the birds of the warm garden, and the thatched trunk gives the palm its fine, shaggy, old look. It has been written about in the horticultural papers for its bold, fan-shaped leaves and its easy, drought-tolerant ways, and it is a fine, long-lived palm of the warm, sunny, well-drained garden.
Desert fan palm is one of the great landmark palms of the warm deserts, and the tall, shaggy, thatch-covered trunk and the great, round, fan-shaped leaves give it a fine, bold, old look. The palm is a fine, easy, long-lived tree for the warm, sunny garden and the dry bank.
In the right spot the desert fan palm is a fine, dependable, long-lived palm, and it asks for very little beyond the sun and the well-drained ground. The great, round, fan-shaped, blue-green leaves rise in a fine, open crown, giving the palm its bold, old look.
To grow the desert fan palm from seed, warm the round, hard seeds in hot water for a couple of hours, 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 push through in good time and grow on slowly, so be patient with them. With the sun and the well-drained ground, the great, round, fan-shaped leaves will be there in a few seasons.
The California fan palm is one of the most widely grown palms in subtropical climates. California fan palm can grow 60 ft tall with a crown spread of 15 ft. The large gray trunk is barrel shaped and ringed with old leaf scars that may reach over 3 ft in diameter. California fan palm can have up to thirty gray-green palmate (fan-shaped) leaves, each 3-6 ft across. They spread out to form a loose and open crown. The leaf stems of a mature palm are armed with long curved thorns. The leaflets are pendulous and swing freely in the wind. Cotton-like threads are on and between the leaflets and persist even when the palm is mature.