Chinese Fan

Common as a house plant, this palm fans out with a wide leaf spread. Has a single gray/brown trunk with rings from old leaves. Fan shaped leaves grow about 5′ long and 5′ wide. Because leaves are so big, they droop down and create a fountain look. Produces yellow flowers, then produces fruit pods that hang down. Fruit turns from green to blueish in color when ripening. Stems have thorns on them.