Washingtonia filifera VS robusta
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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.
- 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 robusta gets very tall, with a slim trunk all the way up.
- Washingtonia filifera is somewhat shorter, with a stout trunk.
- If unpruned, it keeps its "skirt" of expired fronds. Sometimes nearly to the ground.
PALM TREE IDENTIFICATION NEWS FLASH!
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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