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Is this really Chinese Fan Palm?

PashkaTLT

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Hello guys,

I saw this tree in Home Depot the other day in 10" pot for $30:

The label says "Fancy Chinese Fan Palm Tree" and that's it. Do you think it's Chinese Fan Palm Tree?

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2 minutes ago, PashkaTLT said:

Hello guys,

I saw this tree in Home Depot the other day in 10" pot for $30:

The label says "Fancy Chinese Fan Palm Tree" and that's it. Do you think it's Chinese Fan Palm Tree?

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Yes it is... They just had them here in Arizona,selling for $25 per pot.

 

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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These looks to me like different species. Note the wide leafs on my picture?

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Planted palms: Sabal minor, W. Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm, my favourite!), Windmill, Pindo, Needle, European Fan, Sago palm, Saw Palmetto, Pygmy Date palm

Inside during winter: Majesty, Cat palm, Chinese fan palm, Mexican Fan palm

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I think they are and if you get them split them into individual pots. They’re tougher than (pick your example)!

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I thought Chinese Fan Palms don't have such wide leafs?

 

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Planted palms: Sabal minor, W. Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm, my favourite!), Windmill, Pindo, Needle, European Fan, Sago palm, Saw Palmetto, Pygmy Date palm

Inside during winter: Majesty, Cat palm, Chinese fan palm, Mexican Fan palm

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Shade grown Livistona chinensis for sure. No doubt. 

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13 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Shade grown Livistona chinensis for sure. No doubt. 

How do you understand it's shade grown? Too stretched? Can it be a problem for me?

Planted palms: Sabal minor, W. Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm, my favourite!), Windmill, Pindo, Needle, European Fan, Sago palm, Saw Palmetto, Pygmy Date palm

Inside during winter: Majesty, Cat palm, Chinese fan palm, Mexican Fan palm

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17 minutes ago, PashkaTLT said:

How do you understand it's shade grown? Too stretched? Can it be a problem for me?

One sign that they've been grown in the shade is the very long petioles. Not a huge problem as long as you don't suddenly expose them to bright sunlight. The 'wide' leaves in your photo are just juvenile leaves that are not divided into as much of a fan shape as on a more mature plant. 

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5 minutes ago, aabell said:

One sign that they've been grown in the shade is the very long petioles. Not a huge problem as long as you don't suddenly expose them to bright sunlight. The 'wide' leaves in your photo are just juvenile leaves that are not divided into as much of a fan shape as on a more mature plant. 

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Planted palms: Sabal minor, W. Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm, my favourite!), Windmill, Pindo, Needle, European Fan, Sago palm, Saw Palmetto, Pygmy Date palm

Inside during winter: Majesty, Cat palm, Chinese fan palm, Mexican Fan palm

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3 hours ago, PashkaTLT said:

How do you understand it's shade grown? Too stretched? Can it be a problem for me?

The very LONG stems (petioles). This species, if put outdoors, looks better in full shade to partial sun. Full all day sun yellows them out or, at the very least, gives them paler green leaves even as adults. I have lots of them. The shaded ones look the best. 

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zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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I went back to HomeDepot, but somebody bought it already... they have more, but noticeably smaller :(

Planted palms: Sabal minor, W. Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm, my favourite!), Windmill, Pindo, Needle, European Fan, Sago palm, Saw Palmetto, Pygmy Date palm

Inside during winter: Majesty, Cat palm, Chinese fan palm, Mexican Fan palm

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She who hesitates is lost. Instead of arguing with the experts you just should have bought the stupid thing. Just get a smaller one and if it is multi planted (should just have one main stem in the ground) seperate them into single pots and they will grow steadily.

 

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

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