Advice needed for Chinese Fan Palm
Rae Rashad
7 years ago
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Chinese Fan Palm will it survive the winter?
Comments (1)My research tells me it is hardy to zone 9. Many times, small "microclimates" can be found in zone 8 that are more like zone 9, but they can't always be counted on. Chances are, you may be able to get this palm to survive one winter only to lose it the next. A greenhouse would be ideal, otherwise find a spot inside where you can winter it over and enjoy them as indoor houseplants. Best of luck, Sandi Here is a link that might be useful: Fan Palm Link...See Morechinese fan palm question
Comments (12)I have one that is about the same size as yours, and it has been outside for about three weeks, and its in a pot and suvived 34 degrees with no damage, and i've had small ones about a foot tall to die at about 25 degrees. If your are planning to grow them outside, you need to know your climate, because different climates depends how much cold they will handle, If you can grow a chinese fan palm in your zone, and someone in the same zone with a different climate tries to grow a chinese fan palm the same size it might die. It depends how much heat you have in the summer, the heat builds up the plants cold hardiness, and also how much moisture stays in the ground, the more moisture you have in the ground the ground will freeze more, and the less moisture you have in the ground it won't freeze as much, and it also depends how healthy the plant is, so use fertilizer, and try to find out what else they like, the healthier the plant is the more cold they will stand. I grow plants that are suppose to grow in zone 8b growing here in zone 6b with just mulch, but i've only tried this with bulbs, but before I tried growing plants from zone 8b, there have been people in my area that grew crape myrtles that are hardy in zone 7b+, and they survived a record of -17 below zero in 1985 without protection, very hard to believe, so your hardiness zone is just there, but how you take care of them and your heat zone, and your climate is more important for success. look for a heat zone map, and it will tell you how many average days it stays above 86 degrees, and try to find what type of climate your in, and it will tell you how rainy, dry, humid your climate is. Lee...See MoreChinese fan palms (Livistona chinensis) and hardiness
Comments (9)Oh, I like them! But they are sort of between true tropicals and cool/cold tolerant. By hardy, I mean to have them MAINTAIN there foliage--not blast all foliage and be left with a prickly trunk. By contrast, my Phoenix roebellini (supposedly more tender than the Chinese), overwintered last year in the same location, not only survived last winter, it flowered heavily in the summer! Maybe water WAS a factor with the Chinese fans as I tend to let my frost tolerant ones that are sheltered to go quite dry. Perhaps if I had kept it more regularly watered. But I am still surprised that some of the ones that are supposedly MORE tropical seem to have fewer ISSUES with chill and drought. Next season, they are going to be overwintered in the house and not my garage/greenhouse!--Happy New Year palm nuts!...See MoreHelp with Chinese fan palm — drooping and yellow leaves
Comments (7)if you load a pic in a reply.. it would sure help us.. help you ... its hard to believe.. that so much has happened in 3 weeks .... makes me wonder.. if it came to you with problems ... testing for water.. should involve a bit more than looking at the surface ... insert finger an inch or two ... or.. as embo says.. tip it out of the pot and find out how wet it is ... where are you ... its not uncommon for plant to shed some leaves.. as the sun goes into decline in fall ... and it could be increased by any stresses ... like moving from grower.. to seller.. to your house ... though usually... when its stress.. its the older outer leaves/fronds .... its might just be the annual cycle ... as such.. i would look to the newest growth.. to see how that it ... and if that ok ... i would suggest you just perfect watering .. and leave it alone ... and just remove the outer older leaves.. as they decline ... it is stressed.. not hungry.. fert i not a response ... lets try not to love it to death ... pic please ... and welcome to the forums ... ken...See MoreUser
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