Chamaerops humilis
Atlas Mountains in Morocco to Spain and France and eastward to Turkey
Not endangered
Full sun to light shade
Medium, drought tolerant once established
-12 Degrees Centigrade
Up to 15 feet
4-6 feet
Clustering, 6-8 inches in diameter, texture is fibrous with persistent old leaf remnants
No
Palmate, medium green, up to 18 inches across, with narrow toothed petioles up to 3 feet long
Small yellow blooms coming from among the lower leaves
Half an inch in diameter, oval and dark yellow to orange brown when ripe
Dioecious, male and female flowers occur on different plants
No major pests or diseases
Easily and quickly, between 1 to 3 months
