Buy Trachycarpus Fortunei Windmill Palm Tree - The Ultimate Low Maintenance Exotic Garden Addition

Description

Common name:

Windmill Palm, Chusan Palm, Chinese Windall Palm

Category:

Palms and Cycads

Family:

Palmae or Coconut family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

More than 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

2 to 4 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Indigenous (native to India)
• Thorny or Spiny
• Suitable for road median planting
• Suitable for avenue planting

Plant Description:

- A very cold hardy palm that can even tolerate snow. This makes it the choice palm for landscaping in Europe.
- Nation China and India.
- After Robert Fortune, collector in china.
- The trunk grow 40 ft tall.
- Dark green fan shaded leaves 3 ft diameter.
- 18 - 24 inch long petioles.
- Slender trunk covered with perststent but loosely arranged dark brown fibre.
- Leaf sheath fibers used for making garment, brooms brushes door mats.

Growing tips:

- Hardy palm.
- Regular and adequate moisture.
- Full sun light.
- Decent soil.
- Protected from high winds.