Chinese Fan Palm, Livistona Chinensis, Fountain Palm

Max Height: 12m Spread: 5m

Origin: S. Japan, S. Taiwan Family: Arecaceae/ Palmae

Common Name: Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm Flower Colour: Cream

Drought Tolerance: Medium Salinity Tolerance: High

Sun Tolerance: High Wind Tolerance: High

Water Requirement: Medium PH level: Basic

Pest Tolerance: Low Disease Tolerance: Low

Growth Rate: Slow Fragrance: No

Livistona Chinensis or the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm is a species of the subtropical palm tree of east Asia. It is native to southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, southeastern China, and Hainan.

Livistona chinensis, Chinese Fan Palm or Fountain Palm is medium-sized palm with an erect, robust trunk swollen at the base, the upper part covered with fibrous leaf bases, at least at first. Glossy, rich green leaves, to 2m long, with shorter, spiny leaf-stalks, are divided for up to two-thirds of their leangth into many linear, pendent segments. Cream flowers are borne in panicles to 1m or more long, usually in summer, followed by ovoid to spherical, glossy, blue-green to grey-pink fruit, 2-2.5cm across.