European Fan Palm Chamaerops Humilis

One of the reasons people grow them is for landscaping.

European fan palm chamaerops humilis.

Its evergreen fan shaped leaves provide an exotic focal point in the garden. Plus it s on the florida friendly landscaping plant list. Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family arecaceae. Chamaerops humilis is an evergreen tree growing to 1 5 m 5ft by 1 5 m 5ft at a slow rate.

The only currently fully accepted species is chamaerops humilis variously called european fan palm or the mediterranean dwarf palm. This small multi stemmed palm is the only one native to europe hardier than most palms and reaches heights of 8 to 15 feet. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female but both sexes can be found on the same plant. Chamaerops humilis is more commonly known as the mediterranean dwarf palm or european fan palm.

European fan palm is a slow growing clumping palm that grows 8 to 15 feet tall and spreads 6 to 10 feet wide. The fronds spread in a circle to approximately 300º and grow in an upward fashion giving them a fan appearance. The curved clumping short trunks and gray green fan shaped leaves borne thickly in a bushy head make a stunning sculptural element in a garden or patio containers. The fine textured fronds make this palm stand out from other plants in the landscape.

It is in leaf all year in flower from april to june. It s a nice looking palm tree that can give exotic focal point to any garden with its evergreen fan shaped leaves. Among the hardiest palms chamaerops humilis european fan palm is a bushy evergreen palm forming a medium sized rounded shrub or a small tree. Chamaerops humilis commonly known as mediterranean fan palm or european fan palm is a single to multiple trunked evergreen palm with an upright irregular form that typically matures as a shrub or small tree growing to 6 15 tall with a spread to 6 20 wide.

It belongs to the family arecaceae and is currently the only completely accepted species of the genus chamaerops. It is hardy to zone uk 9. It is one of the most cold hardy palms and is used in landscaping in temperate climates. The european fan palm tree scientific name chamaerops humilis has become very popular in recent years mostly due to its cold hardiness that makes it perfect for landscape in usda zones 7b 11.