Trachycarpus fortunei

Also known as Chamaerops execelsa - Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm. A small to medium sized tree with a tall, single trunk, covered with a thick layer of fibrous remains of old leaf bases. Fan shaped leaves, 1-1.5m across, split into up to 40-50 leaflets 80-100cm long are borne on long, stiffly erect petioles in a cluster from the summit of the trunk. Large terminal panicles bear small clusters of yellow flowers in early summer, followed by marble like bluish black fruits. Plant in full sun or partial shade in moist, well drained soil, avoiding clay. Drought resistant. Hardiness rating H5. At certain times of the year the trees and plants that you buy from us may not look like the images shown on our website, this may be due to deciduous leaves falling, or the plant finishing flowering. All photographs on our website are of our own grown stock, or in the case of Italian specimens or bare root hedging, these are photographs of the plants actually in stock.