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A mature Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis) growing in a residential garden bed

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Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis · Palm

Chinese Fan Palm is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 30–50 ft × 10–15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow and cream blooms in spring. It attracts birds, stands up well to salt and drought and wind.

USDA zones
9-11
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
30–50 ft × 10–15 ft
Spacing
15–25 ft
Maintenance
Low
Foliage
Green
Bloom color
Yellow, Cream
Bloom season
Spring
Attracts
Birds
Tough against
Salt, Drought, Wind
Native to
S China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands

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