Buy the Majestic Washingtonia filifera Palm Tree - Perfect for Desert Landscaping

Description

Common name:

Desert Palm, Petticoat Palm, American Cotton Palm, California Palm

Regional name:

Marathi - Washingtonia Palm

Category:

Palms and Cycads, Trees

Family:

Palmae or Coconut family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Cream, Off white, Light Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

More than 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

2 to 4 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Animals will not eat
• Thorny or Spiny
• Recommended for creating shade
• Quick growing trees
• Evergreen trees
• Suitable for road median planting
• Suitable for avenue planting
• Salt or salinity tolerant
• Good on seaside

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- Nation California, North America.
- After George washingtion 1st president of the USA.
- Young leaves especially in juvenile plants are covered with white hair.
- Mature trunk grow 60 ft, 3 - 4 ft in diameter.
- Leaves 6 - 8 ft wide, 6 ft long petioles.
- They are tall growing, solitary, spiny fan leaved palms.
- Fat, heavy, barral shaped gray trunk.
- The inflorescences grow from the leaf crown and droops downwards.

Growing tips:

- Its hardy palm.
- It need full sun from youth to old age.
- Can tolerate alkaline soils as long as they are free draining.