Washingtonia filifera 24/9 Restock in the mildest springs

in the mildest springs

and elsewhere is often grown in a greenhouse or a large pot moved under cover for winter

or that the plant is still out there

untamed beauty far from the tidy hybrid tea

so growing a nursery tree is a small act of conservation as much as a garden choice

Washingtonia filifera 24/9 Restock in the mildest springsThe one palm truly native to the American West. Washingtonia filifera, the California fan palm or desert fan palm, is the only palm native to the western United States, gathering in stately groves around desert springs and seeps across the Colorado, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts of California, Arizona, and northwestern Mexico. The genus honors George Washington, and the species name filifera, thread bearing, names the curling white fibers that hang