Scientific Name:
Trachycarpus fortunei
Pronunciation:
track-ee-KAR-pus fore-TYOO-nee-eye
Common Name:
Chinese windmill palm, Chusan palm
Family Name:
Arecaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Hardy palm to several meters tall with fibrous bark; leaves large, fan-shaped; fruit blue, berry-like, in large clusters.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (central China, northern Burma, northern India)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Shade tree, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Green-yellow (female flowers more greenish)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Persistent,
Bark Morphology:
Stringy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Tan
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
mulch before winter
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
