WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA

The Washingtonia Filifera is a palm tree that can be found throughout the Mediterranean and the interior coast, being one of the most common palm trees in Spain. It is characterized by being a variety with a robust and thick trunk, which gives it a rustic appearance. Its leaves are fan-shaped and can be up to a meter long, with hooked tips at the end. The growth of this palm tree is very fast and can reach 25 meters in height. They are ideal for outdoor planting in clay soils, they need plenty of sun and good soil drainage.

Its inflorescence can reach up to 3 meters in height, with a thin and slender trunk, covered by the remains of the already pruned leaves that form a beautiful pattern with these scars that with time fall.

CARE FOR YOUR PALM TREES

Las Palmeras can be had both indoors and outdoors. There are varieties that are better adapted to the outdoors or garden, and there are others better adapted to live indoors and in pots.

Indoors

- Plants in general prefer places with direct light or that have good lighting, it will always be preferable next to a window, on a balcony or on a terrace.

- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in soil and in pot. It is advisable to put a layer of engraving on the bottom of the pot.

- The ideal substrate for palm trees has to be rich in organic matter, a good worm humus.

- Irrigation has to be every 3 or 4 days, before making sure that the substrate is dry, excess water is not good.

Outside

- There are palm trees that prefer direct sun and others prefer more shady areas, it is also very important to take into account the climate of the place where you live, there are palm trees well adapted to low temperatures and other palm trees that prefer warmer climates.

- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in soil and in pot. Water puddles are not good for plants in general.

- The ideal substrate for palm trees has to be rich in organic matter, a good worm humus, Compost or Manure would be enough.

- Irrigation, as the palm tree is on the ground and being more intense than in a pot, it can be one watering a week.

- A preventive treatment against diseases with repeated spraying 3 or 4 times a year allows to keep some species of palm trees safe from possible pests.