Why Plant Mexican Fan Palm?
The dog days could never be over when sporting the Mexican Fan Palm! Luscious and glossy bright green foliage explodes from the round shaped crown perched atop a columnar trunk. The fronds of this tree can reach anywhere from 3-5' displaying a glorious fan-shaped canopy. With the capability of reaching heights of up to 100' tall, the Mexican Palm is also known for its fast growth rate at a whooping 3' a year. Known as the Washington Palm or the Skyduster, in late spring this tree produces small cream colored flower clusters draped on branches, hanging 8 - 10' from the crown. These flowers do a wonderful job attracting all sorts of pollinators like Honey Bees.
How to use Mexican Fan Palm in the landscape?
Growing three feet a year, the Mexican Fan Palm also produces flowers and fruits. Known for wearing a "hula skirt", where the old foliage falls, draping down creating the skirt like appearance. It is best when planting to keep your fan palm at least 8' from any power line or buildings due to their complex root structure.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 9-11
How To Plant Mexican Fan Palm
The Mexican Fan Palm thrives best grown in full sun with a well draining soil. This tree is tolerant to wind and drought, as well as salt.
How To Water
When watering your new Mexican Fan Palm, we do recommend maintaining a watering schedule. For the first three months after planting, you should keep this tree damp to promote growth. Once established, water sparingly and during hot, dry periods.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Remove any dead, damaged, brown or yellowing leaves. If not easily removable by hand, leave them be.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
