Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jan 28, 2007

Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia robusta

A Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta) that has come up from a seed in a crackin asphalt.

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1cros3nails4gvn Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Jan 30, 2007

those seem real durable. do you think it will survive and become a mature tree?

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jan 31, 2007

Yes, several have come up from a mother plant in my brother's yard and have grown fairly quickly.

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1cros3nails4gvn Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Feb 18, 2007

do theses ever become problems for yall?

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Feb 18, 2007

These palms have come up from seed in the cracks in the cement between the foundations of my brother's apartment buildings and the drivewways that butt up against them. He has removed them before they become very large for fear that the that the driveways and the foundations will suffer damage. as well as the plants grow largermaking it impossible to drive down the driveways without car damage. Two have come up in asphalted areas under stairs leading to 2nd floor apartments and damaged the asphalt when they were not removed as young plants. When possible, the plants that come up where my brother does not want them to grow are dug up and potted when they are young. Due to a severe drought the past 2 years, not many seeds have sprouted.

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