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Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [ 3]
This palm species can grow to a height of 45 m (148 ft) —or rarely, even as high as 60 m (200 ft). [4] It is the tallest recorded monocot in the world. [5] The trunk is cylindrical, smooth, light colored, covered with wax; leaf scars forming dark rings around the trunk. [4]
It is a very fast growing palm, and can go from 3 to 15 feet (0.91 to 4.57 m) in just 5 years under the right conditions. During late spring the tree will produce small, fragrant flowers. Once fully matured, it can reach heights of up to 70 feet (21 m) in the wild; however, most do not exceed 40 feet (12 m).
Socratea exorrhiza. ( Mart.) H.Wendl. Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [ 1] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [ 2] It has unusual stilt roots, the function of ...
Washingtonia filifera, the desert fan palm, [ 4] California fan palm, or California palm, [ 5][ 6][ 7] is a flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree -like ...
Sabal guatemalensis Becc. Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc. Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, [ 5] Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. [ 4] The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico ."
Growing to 12–20 m (39–66 ft) tall, Trachycarpus fortunei is a single-stemmed fan palm. The diameter of the trunk is up to 15–30 cm (6–12 in). Its texture is very rough, with the persistent leaf bases clasping the stem as layers of coarse fibrous material. The leaves have long petioles which are bare except for two rows of small spines ...
Armenia Tree Project ( ATP) is a non-profit organization based in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, and Yerevan, Armenia, founded in 1994 by Carolyn Mugar to promote Armenia's socioeconomic development through reforestation. Since its founding, the organization has planted more than 6.5 million trees in communities throughout Armenia.