The drooping fan leaves, wide-spreading crown, stoutness, and hardiness make the Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis) a good container and garden plant. It is native to Asia and may grow in a wide range of soil. However, it has to be warm, moist, acidic, and well-drained. Besides, it may tolerate drought, cold, and areas with shade. Hence, it can be grown indoors. The Chinese Fan Palm is slow-growing and favors a warm, humid climate. It has bluish-green or glossy olive green fan-shaped, costapalmate leaves. When young, the Chinese Fan Palm has a bushy appearance, but a single, slender grayish-brown trunk will show as it ages.
Chinese Fan Palms have an overall height between 10’-29.5’ (3-9 m) and spread diameter of 6.6’-12.5’ (2-3.8 m). The trunk of the Chinese Fan Palm has a diameter of 7.9”-11.8” (20-30 cm) with leaf lengths between 3’-6’ (.9-1.8 m).
The drooping fan leaves, wide-spreading crown, stoutness, and hardiness make the Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis) a good container and garden plant. It is native to Asia and may grow in a wide range of soil. However, it has to be warm, moist, acidic, and well-drained. Besides, it may tolerate drought, cold, and areas with shade. Hence, it can be grown indoors. The Chinese Fan Palm is slow-growing and favors a warm, humid climate. It has bluish-green or glossy olive green fan-shaped, costapalmate leaves. When young, the Chinese Fan Palm has a bushy appearance, but a single, slender grayish-brown trunk will show as it ages.
Chinese Fan Palms have an overall height between 10’-29.5’ (3-9 m) and spread diameter of 6.6’-12.5’ (2-3.8 m). The trunk of the Chinese Fan Palm has a diameter of 7.9”-11.8” (20-30 cm) with leaf lengths between 3’-6’ (.9-1.8 m).
