European fan palms are very slow growing to a maximum height of about 8 to 10 feet.
European fan palm cold hardiness.
This is the only palm native to europe and it is hardier than most palms.
The tree is usually seen in short clump although single specimen can grow up to 20 feet in time.
Mediterranean fan palms cold hardy palm trees chamaerops humilis also known as the european fan palm tree.
One of the hardiest palms rhapidophyllum hystrix needle palm is a shrubby rounded evergreen palm with a short thick trunk and large palmate lustrous dark green leaves that can reach 3 ft.
The european fan palm chamaerops humilis also known as the mediterranean fan palm or the mediterranean dwarf palm is the most cold hardy species of palm tree tolerating temperatures as low as 10 degrees fahrenheit or 12 degrees celsius.
For this reason european fan palms are frequently used to add a tropical flair to temperature landscapes.
As for cold hardiness the european fan palm w ill likely show damage below 15.
European fan palm sometimes called mediterranean fan palm also works well when grown in containers or clustered in the landscape.
While the foliage is always burned off by temperatures less than 10 degrees f it has never failed to resprout even without any winter protection.
They can thrive in full sun to full shade with fronds growing a bit larger in shadier areas.
Mediterranean fan palm trees are cold hardy from 5 to 15 degrees lower depending on the age and growth of the cold hardy palm trees mediterranean fan palm trees can grow to 15 feet tall.
Tolerating drought and heavy soils needle palm is also hardy to 5 f 15 c.
Cold hardy to zone 8 this palm needs no protection whatsoever from whatever mother nature doles out in winter.
Chamaerops humilis mediterranean fan palm the trunked mediterranean fan palm has been hardy here in our garden through several winters at 0 degrees f.
European fan palm is a slow growing clumping palm that grows 8 to 15 feet tall and spreads 6 to 10 feet wide.
The european fan palm is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 5 10f.