Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Mexican Fan Palm


A Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) is a skyscraper of all the palms. It is extremely tall. This palm draw attention and is a striking sight everywhere. The Mexican palm has a slender trunk and a crown of large fan-shaped fronds. Washingtonia filifera is very drought and salt tolerant once established. It is also very cold hardy.