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

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.