European Fan Palm
Chamaerops Humilis
Euroupean Fan Palm
(Chamaerops humilis)
Beautiful, cold hardy and drought resistant. The Mediterranean (European Fan Palm) is ideal for landscapes and containers. With multiple trunks and triangular fan shapped leaves that range from green, blue-green to gray green, this palm can be used as a single focus point or planted togehter makes a great barrier for privacy.
The European fan palm grows up to 15 feet and is gaining as a replacement to the less cold hardy Pigmy Date Palm or Roebelini.
(Chamaerops humilis)
Beautiful, cold hardy and drought resistant. The Mediterranean (European Fan Palm) is ideal for landscapes and containers. With multiple trunks and triangular fan shapped leaves that range from green, blue-green to gray green, this palm can be used as a single focus point or planted togehter makes a great barrier for privacy.
The European fan palm grows up to 15 feet and is gaining as a replacement to the less cold hardy Pigmy Date Palm or Roebelini.
Typical Height: 10'
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Coryphoideae
Hardiness Zone:8-11
Growth rate: Slow
Origin: Mediterranean region
Salt Tolerance: high
Drought Tolerence: high
Soil Requirements: Widely adaptable
Light Requirements: Moderate, High
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Propagation: Seed, germinating in 2-3 months.
Human Hazards: spiny
Major pest Problems: Scales, palm aphid, ambrosia
Major Disease or Physiological Problems: Possassium deficiency, ganoderma, fungal leaf spots.
