Trachycarpus fortunei - A Better Specimen of The Chinese Windmill Palm.
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2017
- Here I found a better specimen of this species with the fiber on and everything! I wanted to get this video in also because of the higher quality of this plant versus the first video.
Nice video.
Love your vids bud keep em coming.........love your enthusiasm
I grow Windmill palm outdoor 10 yrs in New Mexico, elvation 5000 ft. It survives -10°F to 116°F. Very dry arid weather, 9" rain avg yearly. I also have a 'Birmingham' sabal and Needle palm that does well.
They are becoming very popular in Oregon. I have 3 Fortunei, one Wagnerianus and a Butia Capitata on my property just outside Portland. There are probably around 50 Fortunei within 1 mile of my house.
Beautiful...
I've Seen some nice ones around Porland Oregon and Seatle Washington nice cool summer's and rarely freezes.
I've seen several in San Antonio and they seem to be doing pretty good here
I think your right about that they do better with cooler summer temperatures. Have seen some growing on Madeira island that look just as good as the ones here at home in the Netherlands where we have the preferable cooler climate for them. On the contrary looking back to the Madeiran climate it doesn't seem they necessarily need cooler temperatures during winter as it seldom gets colder than 16 degrees on the south coast of the island where I saw them. In your place it seems they do not to well. Even the one you show here in your garden is considerably smaller than the ones I see here in Europe. Maybe they have more wagnerianus genetics which explains their better tolerance to a (sub)tropical climate.
Trachycarpus fortunei like colder climates because they originated high in the Himalayan mountains where it's at a higher escalation which leads to it being adapted to cold temperatures. It's the only palm tree which likes the coldest of the cold even long term snow on this beauty won't do any harm. It's probably the worst palm to have if you are closer to the equator. I guess it could be alright in Miami if it's being watered weekly and if it's in shade throughout the day. Putting this in full sun in a hot climate is nothing but pain and stress for these palms which it wouldn't surprise me if they die eventually a few years maybe at best a decade. This is a palm must have if you live in Northern Europe or even Canada going upto south Alaska. P.s this is definitely a windmill without a doubt and couldn't of been planted there long ago. Nice video by the way, loving your content.
Interesting how the cocos nucifera in the background have all leaned toward the pond.
That’s a 750$ tree in Oregon. Maybe 650$ in Ca. About all that grows out here. See them daily. Some as tall as 3 story buildings. When you are limited to just a few palms for zone 8b you see a lot of them. Oregon used to be zone 7b but that’s changed since I’ve been here. Meaning the palms I see have been here longer than I have been alive.
Hey Christian,
I have never seen them in the tropics before. I go to Hawai'i every year and have been for 35 years and I have never seen a Windmill palm there. I was told they don't like the constant warmth year round
Ha! My windmill palms take 110F in Dallas Texas and don’t get damaged.
In warmer climates they have a relatively small crown, here in the UK my Trachys of same height have a crown twice that size.
Anyone know if these are easy to take care of in Nashville? I'm thinking of buying one.
I have never seen them on Maui or O'ahu. Just got back from Maui after a month there and still no T.fortunei. They are everywhere on our island here in the North Pacific