Difference between revisions of "Trachycarpus latisectus"

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Pronunciation: tray-kee-KAR-puss lat-ih-SECT-iss

Common Name: Windamere Palm

Trachycarpus latisectus is a relatively new palm for southern California that has a lot of potential for a Trachycarpus for other climates aside from our 'perfect' Mediterranean one. Brighter green leaves than some of the more common Trachycarpus species, and trunk has a neater, less scruffy appearance.

Synonym: Trachycarpus sikkimensis)

Appearance and Biology

Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-14 leaves
Height: 20' estimated
Trunk: single; 6" thick; tight woven fibrous covereing
Crownshaft: none
Spread: 5'-6'
Leaf Description: palmate; leaflets divided about halfway; bright, deep green with about 50 leaflets the many are still in clumps; some leaflet droop (variable)
Petiole/Leaf bases: narrow, smooth, curved on bottom and nearly flat on top; unsplit leaf bases, often retained on trunk; unarmed to extremely tiny teeth along margins; bases covered in a bit of scurf and margins have some fuzz on them
Reproduction: dioecious
Inflorescence:
Fruit:
Seed:

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp: 25F
Drought Tolerance: moderate to poor
Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
Cool Tolerance: moderate
Wind Tolerance: poor to moderate
Salt Tolerance: unknown
Growth Rate: slow
Soil Preference: widely adaptable
Light Requirement: full to partial sun
Human Hazards: none known
Disease or Horticultural Problems: none known
Transplants?: moderately good
Indoor?: unknown
Availability: rare, but often available from on line sources or as seed

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 Synonym: ''Trachycarpus sikkimensis'')
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Difference between revisions of "Trachycarpus latisectus"

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Latest revision as of 22:46, 17 August 2015