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Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [3]
W. robusta is somewhat less hardy, native to the Baja California Peninsula of northern Mexico It has a more robust trunk and stiffer leaves than W. filifera, and is hardy to −10 °C (14 °F). Livistona australis – It is native to southeastern Australia. Rhapis excelsa – It is native to China and it is hardy to about −7 °C (19 °F).
Washingtonia × filibusta. This Washingtonia is a hybrid between the robusta and filifera: Mexican washingtonia or southern washingtonia Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl. Tree to 25 m tall; leaves smaller, with petiole up to 1 m long, and leaflets up to 1 m long. Inflorescence to 3 m long; flowers pale orange-pink; fruit spherical. Northwest Mexico.
Washingtonia × filibusta is a hybrid of the species Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta.Stores do not sell purebreds, they sell the hybrid only. The hybrid does not look too different from the purebred, but is more hardy to cold than W. robusta, especially wet cold.
Washingtonia filifera is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree. It is one of the hardiest coryphoid palms, rated as hardy to USDA hardiness zone 8. It can survive brief temperatures of −10 °C (14 °F) with minor damage, and established plants have survived, with severe leaf damage, brief periods as low as −17 °C (1 °F).
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Washingtonia filifera; R. Washingtonia robusta This page was last edited on 6 July 2019, at 02:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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