COMMON NAME:

COTTON PALM, WASHINGTON PALM, MEXICAN FAN PALM

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA / FILIFERA

ORIGIN:

MEXICO

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

HIGH

GROWTH RATE:

FAST

TYPICAL HEIGHT:

UP TO 20M

SOIL REQUIREMENTS:

WIDELY ADAPTABLE

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:

HIGH

DESCRIPTION:

COTTON PALM IS KNOWN FOR ITS NAME BY THE FINE CURLED COTTON LIKE THREADS AT THE END OF THERE LEAVES.

ALSO WHEN YOUNG THEY HAVE A DISTINCTIVE RED TRUNK.

TOLERATES FULL SUN AND EXTREME CLIMATES.

REQUIRES WATERING WHEN YOUNG WHICH BECOME DROUGHT TOLERANT WHEN AT MATURE AGE.

RESPONDS WELL TO FERTILISERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUNG FOR GROWTH.

NO MAIN COMMON PROBLEMS KNOWN.

A STATELY FAN PALM WITH STURDY GREY TRUNK. ONCE ESTABLISHED, TOLERATES BOTH DROUGHT AND FROST.