What kind of palm trees are these?

Apr 10, 2005 2 Replies
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We live in Florida. In the last 3 weeks we have over 3 offers from total strangers to buy these palm trees



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$250 each. When we purchased the house the owner told us they were 'special'. I have forgotten the name she told me but I thought it had either 'fire' or 'red' in the name.



What kind of trees are these? What makes them 'special?'.



Thanks, Steve


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Steve - those are common Washingtonia robusta - Mexican Fan Palm. The previous owner might have thought they were Washingtonia filifera - Desert Fan Palm, but they are not. W. filifera has a much thicker trunk. Either way, $250 each is a fair price for that size palm. They will eventually grow to over 50' and become a maintenance nightmare. Sell them and replace them with Foxtail Palms if you want palms or some nice flowering tree.

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