Mediterranean dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis) cluster
Free CAD block from the Palm trees library (51 blocks), drawn 1:1.
About this block
Mediterranean dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis) cluster, drawn in elevation. It measures 10' 2" wide and 9' 10" high (3.10 m × 3.00 m), and it is drawn 1:1, full size, so it drops into any drawing set up in meters or in inches without rescaling.
From the Palm trees library: 51 blocks drawn to one standard, each one available on its own.
In practice
Where it goes
Dry gardens, roof terraces and the planting strip of a parking-lot elevation take a dwarf palm cluster that stays under a single story at 9 ft 10 in (300 cm) high. Place it in the foreground of a house elevation beneath a window sill, or as the understory beneath taller palms in a section, where its multiple short stems give the ground layer some mass.
Clearances to leave
Treat it as a large shrub rather than a tree: 10 ft 2 in (310 cm) wide, so neighbors in a hedge go about 8 ft (2.5 m) apart, far tighter than any palm row. Give the clump 24 in (60 cm) from a path edge, and expect the fronds to cover any first-floor window whose sill sits below 39 in (100 cm).
Pairs with
Use it under the Golden cane palm (Dypsis lutescens) with ringed trunk or the Windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) with hatched fronds to build a two-layer planting, and put a Figure standing with hands in pockets alongside for height.
Common questions
What are the dimensions of this block?
It measures 10' 2" | 3.10 m wide by 9' 10" | 3.00 m high. The drawing is 1:1, full size, so it inserts at the right size in metric and in imperial drawings.
How tall is it compared with a person?
At 9' 10" it reaches about 172% of the height of a 5' 9" adult.
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Details
- Width
- 10' 2"3.10 m
- Height
- 9' 10"3.00 m
- View
- Elevation
- Scale
- 1:1, full size
- 2D formats
- DWG, DXF, SVG, PNGAutoCAD 2013, meters and inches
- Library
- Palm trees
Collections
Drawing at scaleElevation
Shown beside a 5' 8" (1.74 m) person, both at the same scale.
Dimensions and sizes
Width 10' 2" | 3.10 m, height 9' 10" | 3.00 m.
Explore at scale
How big is it?
At 9' 10" high it reaches 172% of an adult's height and 144% of a door.
On your sheet
At 1/2" = 1'-0" the drawing prints 5.08 in × 4.92 in on Letter.
In the room
Elevation at real size
Street front elevation
Built around the mediterranean dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis) cluster, the block you are viewing.
Design notes
- Street trees are usually planted 19' 8" to 32' 10" apart, at least 3' 3" from the curb.
- A parallel parking bay is about 6' 7" to 8' 2" wide and 18' 1" to 19' 8" long.
- People and cars at real size give clients an instant sense of scale in a facade drawing.
The kit, 7 blocks