The landscaping must project a certain image: ficus trees are being replaced by soaring Chinese fan palms.

Livistona (Chinese fan palm and others)

Of tens of thousands of other plants, the Caldwells salvaged only a few Chinese fan palms.

Tall mango trees, Chinese fan palms and breadfruit trees form a canopy over another path, which features a charming stone footbridge.

Many types of plants can be found in the park including the Chinese Fan Palm and Phoenix Palm.

Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree in eastern Asia.

The subtropical theme is particularly pronounced in the lower garden, where bananas rub shoulders with Chinese fan palms (Livistona chinensis), gigantic, apricot-coloured datura and a patchouli bush (Pogostemon cablin).

When the garden first opened in 1932, in the middle of the Depression, visitors raved about the orchid collection, the Chinese fan palms and the Amazonian lily pads large enough to support a small child.

It consists of sheer seacliffs surrounding a plateau with Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis), pandanus and broadleaf (e.g. Persea kobu, a wild avocado) forest, and appears to be untouched by invasive species at present.

Saribus rotundifolius is a round-leaf fountain palm found in Southeast Asia.

Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree in eastern Asia.

USDA PLANTS Profile for Livistona chinensis (fountain palm)

Tsueken was once covered with a dense forest of fountain palms, but the middle portion of Tsuken was entirely burned during World War II, and palm groves remain only at the north of the island.

Rhaphiolepis integerrima is the dominant tree species, along with the fan palm Livistona chinensis var.

The current centrepiece, planted in 2008, is a Livistona chinensis known as the "Mirna palm" after the Austrian swimmer Mirna Jukić.

USDA PLANTS Profile for Livistona chinensis (fountain palm)

The subtropical theme is particularly pronounced in the lower garden, where bananas rub shoulders with Chinese fan palms (Livistona chinensis), gigantic, apricot-coloured datura and a patchouli bush (Pogostemon cablin).

It consists of sheer seacliffs surrounding a plateau with Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis), pandanus and broadleaf (e.g. Persea kobu, a wild avocado) forest, and appears to be untouched by invasive species at present.

Today the garden's trees include Calodendrum capensis, Casuarina torulosa, Chorisia insignis, Dracaena draco, Ficus macrophylla, Ginkgo biloba, Livistona chinensis, Phoenix canariensis, Pinus brutia, Pinus longifolia, Pterocarya caucasica, Trachycarpus excelsius, and Washingtonia filifera.

Palmae - including Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Butia capitata, Chamaerops humilis, Erythea armata, Jubea chilensis, Livistona chinensis, Rhapis humilis, Sabal palmetto, Phoenix roebelenii, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix canariensis, Trachycarpus fortunei, and Washingtonia filifera.