Esposito Lawn & Garden Center - Washington Fan Palm

Washington Fan Palm

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The Washington Fan Palm Washingtonia robusta grows tall (to 80’) with a slender trunk and fan shaped leaves with many gray threads. The leaf stems are heavily armed; the dead fronds often adhere to the trunk forming a shag or petticoat. Although this is a beautiful fast growing palm it is frequently damaged by the cold in our area. Freezes in the ‘80’s killed most of these palms that were growing here. Because the Washington Fan Palm is so tender, a good replacement is its hardier sister the California Fan Palm Washingtonia filifera which can survive as far north as Macon,Georgia. The California Fan Palm is very rare in our area, it looks much like the Washington Fan Palm but has a much broader trunk and has no thorns on its leaf stems. Both of these palms have moderate salt tolerance.