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California Fan Palm in Roswell NM

gdumea

By gdumea
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I bit the bullet and planted a California Fan Palm (or what I believe to be a very pure Washingtonia Filifera) at the advice of the Plant World staff in Albuquerque. I planted it in a protected spot near the house by the fence. Got a really good deal, massive 15 gallon for $200. Asking for care advice, and also if these need protection. The California Fan Palms outside of Bahama Bucks seem to be thriving, but they are protected. There are also many unprotected palms in Roswell. We had an exceptionally cold winter and all the established palms seem to be fine. Pic attached.

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They do get large, forewarning!

Mark the spear with a sharpie and keep it deeply watered when growth starts(anytime now).  Do not water starting mid to late October.  

You may want to protect anything below 10f until clear trunk is attained. 

Guess I will need to go to plant world! Nice palms!

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1 hour ago, jwitt said:

They do get large, forewarning!

Mark the spear with a sharpie and keep it deeply watered when growth starts(anytime now).  Do not water starting mid to late October.  

You may want to protect anything below 10f until clear trunk is attained. 

Guess I will need to go to plant world! Nice palms!

$200 for this massive 15 gallon! There's probably 2 foot or more of trunk there, we have a pretty tall fence.

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  That is not "trunk. The bud is still about ground level.  It will fatten and grow up! 

After spending the past week in PHX looking at nurseries, you got a good deal!  In fact, no filifera to be had. 

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On 3/2/2025 at 10:06 PM, gdumea said:

$200 for this massive 15 gallon! There's probably 2 foot or more of trunk there, we have a pretty tall fence.

The trunk can potentially end up 3 feet wide, I would make sure you have enough clearance from that wall .

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