| Common Name: |
Chinese Windmill Palm |
| Scientific Name: |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Chusan palm |
| Species: |
Small perennial tree |
| Category: |
Small tree |
| Habit: |
Evergreen |
| Flower Description: |
Male and female flowers are 2 to 3 inches long, dense yellow and borne on separate plants held close to the trunk of the tree |
| Fruit Description: |
None |
| Fragrance: |
No fragrance |
| Foliage Description: |
Leaves with the long petiole bare except for two rows of small spines, terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets; each leaf is 55-75 in. long, with the petiole 24-40 in. long, and the leaflets up to 35 in. long |
| Trunk Description: |
The trunk of this palmate appears to be sheathed in burlap and is quite slender (8 to 10 inches in diameter), tapering downward from the top. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 7 - 10 |
| Native Range: |
Native to central China (Hubei southwards), southern Japan (Kyushu), south to northern Burma and northern India |
| Other Information: |
Salt tolerant |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
K-13 |