Washingtonia robusta |
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Origin:- | Sonora and Baja Mexico |
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Conservation Status:- | Not endangered |
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Sun Requirements:- | Full sun |
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Water Requirements:- | Medium, benefits from abundant watering but can tolerate brief periods of drought |
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Minimum Temperature:- | -6 Degrees C |
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Overall Height:- | 60-100 feet |
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Spread:- | 10-12 feet |
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Trunk:- | Solitary, 10-14 inches in diameter and swollen at the base, grey, texture is smooth and finely ringed with old leaf scars, although in many cases the trunk can be completely covered by the remains old old leaves forming a thatch down to the ground |
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Crownshaft:- | No |
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Leaf:- | Palmate, up to 3-4 feet wide, bright green with filamentous fibres at the margins, petioles are toothed and up to 3 feet long, old leaves are very persistent and need to be removed - although this is a matter of preference |
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Flowers:- | Small creamy white flowers on branching inflorescences up to 9 feet long, formed from among the leaves |
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Fruit:- | ¼ of an inch in diameter, round and blue/black when ripe |
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Sex:- | Hermaphrodite, self pollinating with one plant |
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Pests & Diseases:- | Scales, Homaledra sabalella, Nipaecoccus nipae |
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Seed Germination:- | Very easily and quickly, up to 1-2 months |
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Named after George Washington, the first president of the United States |
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