PalmsChinese Fan Palm
Livistona chinensis
Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis) is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 30-50ft × 10-15ft. 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, drought and wind.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30-50ft × 10-15ft
- Spacing
- 15-25ft
- 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Chinese Fan Palm is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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