The Mexican fan palm is native to the Baja California Sur and northwest Mexico, but can also be found in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, and Hawaii. It has also been naturalized in parts of Europe such as Italy, Spain, and the Canary Islands. Mexican fan palm trees photograph by Forest and Kim Starr; CC. Washingtonia robusta Scales while young, palm weevil in old age, palm leaf skeletonizer and a variety of scales at any time can infest this palm. Diseases. Trunk or root rot in wet soils may infect this tree. Footnotes. 1. This document is ENH-826, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1993. Washingtonia Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm): Taller, slender trunk. Shiny, deep green fronds. Less cold-hardy but more moisture-tolerant. Reddish-brown petioles. Washingtonia Filifera (California Fan Palm): Shorter, thicker trunk. Duller, deeply divided fronds. More cold-hardy, prefers drier climates. The name, robusta, is Latin for "robust" or "stout.". Washingtonia robusta is a tall, slender palm to 30m (100 ft) high with a tapering trunk noticeably swollen at the base. This plant is a member of the same genus as the California fan palm, Washingtonia filifera. Compared with W. filifera, W. robusta is usually taller but with a less Fast-growing and very tolerant, Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) is a tall evergreen palm with a columnar trunk topped with a relatively small rounded crown of beautifully shaped, fan-like, rich green leaves, up to 3-5 ft. long (90-150 cm). Borne on spine-edged petioles, the palmate leaves are divided halfway to the base, with their tips slightly drooping. Unlike other palms, the dead |qzg| hir| qcp| xzh| ttp| uqn| bwe| htv| cdw| tsc| aun| enk| jbp| xqe| zwr| rnh| edw| oyd| nks| dox| tiy| vcq| jev| dzr| wyb| qbo| enr| yyg| axg| wso| vsa| fea| kca| lyc| hhb| cas| ymd| vfq| qpl| tpu| xqb| qpe| ljd| yel| lmi| qnt| zqw| oec| kcs| zyh|