P6 Trachycarpus fortunei (Chinese Windmill palm)

Other names: Chusan palm, windmill palm
Native to: Northern Burma, Central China, Northern India
Height: Up to 66 feet.
Fronds: Nearly circular. Tips may droop.
Petioles: Two rows of small spines
Hardiness: Down to -20°C (-4°F). The hardiest.
Trunk: Single trunk with dense brown hair-like fibers on a shiny brown and green background.
Water Requirements: Medium (year round)
Fruits: Dioecious (male and female plants) with dark purple-blue fruits.
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae







From 1919 catalog


Learn more about Trachycarpus fortunei:

Palmpedia
Wikipedia
Monrovia

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