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title: "I was hoping for an answer about what type of palm these are. I dug…"
description: "I was hoping for an answer about what type of palm these are. I dug them out from under a cypress tree, where there were probably 30 little palms. Chat gpt,…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Mellie"
published: "2025-12-25T12:11:23.262287Z"
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# I was hoping for an answer about what type of palm these are. I dug…

_Posted by Mellie on 2025-12-25_

I was hoping for an answer about what type of palm these are. I dug them out from under a cypress tree, where there were probably 30 little palms. Chat gpt, google, and planta are all giving different answers. Around where I dug up the palms there were many varieties of mature palms, I couldn’t see the whole property and investigate. However one variety I found that looked similar leaf wise grew to be a full blown tree, quite tall.  
Suggested varieties from are;  
Chinese fan palm  
Dwarf palmetto  
Dwarf fan palm  
Mexican fan palm  
TIA

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## 1 comment

### JuicyCactussy commented on 2026-07-03

Please do not use AI for identifying plants, they are usually wrong. Those looks like Washingtonia, not sure which. They could also be Sabal, but not Livistona Chinensis or Trachycarpus.

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