Las Vegas Palm Identification

[outlet6207]

Hello! 

My wife and I recently purchased a house in Las Vegas last year that came with a ~20 foot palm tree in the back yard. We believe that it might be a Mexican Fan Palm based off a couple visits to the local nursery, but aren't entirely sure. We're trying to figure out what type of palm it is so we can get it some proper care, as the tips of the leaves have started browning and becoming stringy. We have upped the watering and fertilized it this year with some palm fertilizer, but it seems to have made the problem worse? Hoping somebody here can help us identify what palm we have so we can start figuring out what we're doing wrong!

[Las Palmas Norte]

Washingtonia that appears to be largely of the filifera (California) species. Many are hybrids with the robusta (Mexican) species. Judging by your photos it does look to be doing fine. Browning tips are normal. Don't worry too much about fertilizer. Periodic watering during prolonged dry spells is adequate.

[UK_Palms]

Definitely Washingtonia and almost certainly a hybrid Filibusta, as most of them are nowadays in circulation. They interbreed very easily and the majority out there are not pure anymore. It is quite difficult to obtain pure Robusta or pure Filifera today for these reasons. Around here they are 95% hybrid mutts.

Your one looks very similar to this one growing in London, although this one probably has a higher % of Robusta blood in it. As previously mentioned, your one appears to look a bit more of a  Filifera dominant hybrid. Time will tell however. Overall it looks fine to me. Maybe just give it a deep water once every 10 days or something, until autumn/fall.

 

[awkonradi]

As others have commented already, your palm looks healthy.  Welcome to PalmTalk!

[kinzyjr]

@outlet6207 Welcome to PalmTalk!  Gorgeous Washingtonia!

[jwitt]

Your California fan palm is growing faster with the water and fertilizer. The older leaves will brown as they drop below being horizontal with the ground(90 degrees).  Allowed to continue, they will form a skirt of dried leaves. 

 

[outlet6207]

Awesome! Thank you all for the help! Didn't want this tree to die at our hands, especially after looking at some of the prices of similarly sized palms in our nurseries.