Trachycarpus fortunei

£81.60

Also known as Chamaerops execelsa – Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm. A small to medium size tree developing a tall, single trunk, thickly clothed with fibrous remains of the old leaf bases. Leaves large, can-shaped, 1-1.5m across with 40-50 segments, borne on long, stout petioles in a cluster from the summit of the trunk. Small, yellow flowers, numerously borne in large, terminal panicles in early summer, sometimes both sexes on the same tree: fruits marble-like, bluish-black. Hardiness rating is H5.

Evergreen / Deciduous

  • Evergreen

Flower Color

  • Yellow

Attractive to Bees

  • Yes

Attractive to Birds

  • Yes

Attractive to Butterflies

  • No

British Grown

  • Yes

Flowering Season

  • Summer

Mature Height

  • Higher than 12 metres

Native to UK

  • No

PH

  • Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Shape/Habit

  • Bushy

Sun Levels

  • Full sun, Partial shade

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