Desert
Fan Palm
 Washingtonia
filifera
Spanish: Palmera
Height: 20 m
Spread: 5 m
These elegant palm trees grow
particularly well in coastal regions, and are resistant to the
strong salt laden winds, and will even grow on the beach.
They like a well-drained soil
and well grow quickly if regularly watered.
They transplant well and large
specimens can be purchased which add instant maturity to any new
garden. Palms are best transplanted during the summer and should
be planted a metre deeper than before they were dug up to enable
new roots to form. Newly-transplanted palms should be staked or
guyed securely to prvent the new, fleshy roots being rubbed off
by windrock.
The Palms are monocotyledons
and grow from a central growing point and the leaves droop down
as they age eventually to form a dry thatch of dead leaves which
can be left or trimmed off depending on your preference.
This specimen can be found
on the harbourside in Puerto de la Duquesa.
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