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Washingtonia filifera VS robusta

Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta are both Types of Palms often used in landscaping. They're both famed for Southern California Skylines. Where we live in Tucson Arizona, they're both dominant also.

They're in the Washingtonia Genus. Therefore, they have some similarities.

For instance, they're both fan palms. Yet, there are distinctive differences between the two.

One easy difference is their common names.

• Washingtonia filifera is called California Fan Palm or Desert Fan Palm.

1. Called the Cotton Palm in the UK. Because cottony threads (a key differentiation point) are amidst its fronds.

• Washingtonia robusta, commonly named Mexican Fan Palm.

Another quite easily recognized difference is their height difference & their trunk styles.

• Washingtonia filifera gets very tall, with a slim trunk all the way up.

1. If unpruned, it keeps its "skirt" of expired fronds. Sometimes nearly to the ground.

• Washingtonia robusta is somewhat shorter, with a stout trunk.

BREAKING NEWS!

There's also a hybrid of the two Washingtonias.

They're calling it Washingtonia filibusta. Not sure how "breaking" out this info is, as it was first described in 2014! In the palm tree species world, that's relatively new though.

More details on this species hybrid available below!

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Are you planning to purchase a Washingtonia filifera? But wonder if you'd prefer a Washingtonia robusta. Now maybe you'd want to consider the filibusta as an option?

Are you trying to identify a palm, when knowing it's a Washingtonia, but not sure which species?

Were you just looking for the botanical information? Maybe to know some of the palms you're seeing on a Fabulous Tropical Trip?

Or for whatever general palmy reason of interest?

This itemized chart lines out Washingtonia filifera vs robusta details you'd need. With the filibusta, too!

With it comes an Identification Checklist to help figure out which Washingtonia species works for you. Come with us, getting our "The Palm Species Navigator" to access your Washingtonia filifera-robusta Identification/Evaluation Cheat Sheet.

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