Washingtonia robusta
- Synonyms:
- Brahea robusta, Neowashingtonia robusta, Neowashingtonia sonorae, Pritchardia robusta, Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis, Washingtonia filifera var. robusta, Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae, Washingtonia gracilis, Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis, Washingtonia sonorae
- English common names:
- Mexican Fan Palm, Mexican Washingtonia, Skyduster
- Español (Spanish common names):
- Palmera de abanico mexicana
- Français (French common names):
- Palmier évantail du Mexique
Description
A fast growing, tall and slender palm tree, Washingtonia robusta will easily grow up to 30 meters, or 100 feet. Well known from the famous Los Angeles skyline and its avenues, this palm is primarily planted as ornamental tree worldwide. Its palmate leaves can grow to more than 1.5 meters, or around 5 feet in diameter, forming an attractive crown high up in the sky. Washingtonia robusta can also be found indoors, although growing the palm in a container will never allow it to reach taller heights.
Classification
- Genus
- Washingtonia
- Species
- W. robusta
- Binomial name
- Washingtonia robusta
Washingtonia robusta fact sheet
Fact sheet shows categorized Washingtonia robusta features regarding its trunk, leaves, fruit and seeds, as well as palm size and habitat.
Known palm features and information are based on member input, which allows The Palm Identifier to build the most complete and accurate palm tree species categorization database. Palm tree features that have not yet been fully categorized are shown in certainty percentages.
- Shape
-
Single or solitary - Thickness
- Slim
- Crownshaft
- No
- Color
- Light Grey
- Spines
- No
- Special features
- Smooth, covered in old leaves
Trunk
- Shape
-
Palmate (Fan) - Color
- Regular Green
- Size
- Very large, 1.5 m (5 ft)
- Special features
- Unknown
Leaf
- Size
-
- Mature height
- Average:30.1m (98.7ft)Reported:30m (98.4ft) (91%)31m (101.7ft) (9%)
- Size (mass)
- Large
- USDA zone
- 9a
- Distribution
- North Mexico
- Suitable for indoor growing
- Yes
Size and habitat
- Color when ripe
- Unknown
- Size
- Unknown
- Shape
- Round
- Growth
- Unknown
- Special features
- Unknown
Fruit features
- Color
- Dark Red
- Size
- Unknown
- Shape
- Round
- Special features
- Unknown
