Trachycarpus Fortunei

  • Other common names

    Chinese windmill palm
    Chusan palm

    Hemp palm
    Nepalese fan palm
    windmill palm

  • Synonyms Chamaerops excelsa misapplied
    Chamaerops fortunei

  • Family Arecaceae

  • Genus Trachycarpus are delicious evergreen palms with stout, solitary stems bearing rounded leaves palmately divided into linear segments, with pendulous panicles of small flowers followed on female plants by globose fruits

  • Details T. fortunei is a dioecious evergreen palm forming a small tree with a stout, fibre-covered trunk bearing a terminal tuft of deeply divided, fan-shaped dark green leaves to 1m in width, and large arching sprays of small, light yellow flowers

  • Plant range N Myanmar to C China

How to grow

 

Cultivation Grow in any well-drained, fertile soil in full sun or lightly dappled shade. Needs protection from strong or cold drying winds and will need protection from hard winter frosts. Can also be grown as a conservatory or warm glasshouse specimen

Propagation Propagate by seed sown at not less than 25ºC

Suggested planting locations and garden types Drought Resistant Architectural City & Courtyard Gardens Mediterranean Climate Plants Patio & Container Plants

 

How to care

 

Pruning No pruning required

Pests Generally pest free

Diseases Generally disease free

Create Your Own Website With JouwWeb