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Chamaerops humilis "Etna" (Volcanic Mediterranean Fan Palm, Etna)

These shruby palms have a reputation to be quite cold hardy. . Even after a really bad freeze, they will always regrow from the ground and recover in a couple of months.

As a desert palm, 'Etna' needs plenty of sun. When watered and fertilized regularily, they will show an excellent growth

 

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  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Palmier nain, Faux doum

    Pronunciation: kuh-MEE-rops HEW-mih-liss

  • Plant type: Palm

  • Origin: South Europe, spain, Portugal. Morocco

  • Heat Zones: 10 to 16

    Hardiness Zones: 8 to 13

  • Uses: Screen, Specimen, Indoor, Container, Edible, Wildlife

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Tree Shape: oval

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Coarse

    Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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  • © Hans Hillewaert / CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Olaf Tausch (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Basotxerri (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Palmate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 50 - 80

    Leaf Shape: Fan

    Leaf Margins: Lobate

    Leaf Texture: Rough

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

    Flower Type: Spike

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Yellow

    Seasons: Spring

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Rough Texture

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Drupe

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Orange

    Seasons: Spring

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  • By tato grasso (Own work (personal work)) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Olaf Tausch (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Basotxerri (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Christophe.Finot (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Good

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Mowing Height: 5 - 7 cm

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: 25-50 years

    Edible Parts: Fruit

    Pests: Mites, Nematodes

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Offset

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