Botanical Name: Trachycarpus fortunei (Chamaerops excelsa)
Common Name: Windmill palm
Type of Plant: monocot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a very erect, single-trunked small fan palm; the plant is not self-cleaning; the top of the trunk is usually thicker than the base; the trunk is roughened by old petiole bases, covered w/brackish-brown fibers
Height 10-25'(30')
Spread 5-6'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; prefers warm sunny locations
Soil a well-draining sandy loam
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24); perhaps the hardiest of all palms
 
Morphology:
Leaves a fan-shaped, many-folded frond; fan is nearly round, 3-4' diameter, with the leaf segments blunt-pointed, dark green
Flowers inconspicuous, borne in small panicles which do not extend beyond the leaves; variable blooming period
Fruit a drupe: 1/4-3/8" diameter, a bluish color when ripe
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a distinctive small accent palm, prized for its unusual form and glossy stiff fronds; excellent as a small-scale street tree or patio tree; a good container plant; for subtropical/tropical landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular is preferred; can tolerate drought after established
Fertilizing as needed; little required except if heavily watered
Pruning remove the old dead frond
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern China
Family: Arecaceae

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