Synonymy:
T. wagnerianus
Common Names:
Chinese Windmill Palm
Chusan Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Mountainous regions of northern Myanmar to central China,
often snow covered in winter.
Description:
A medium to large, lightly armed fan palm to about 10 m tall.
It has dark green, unevenly divided leaves, split about half-way
to the petiole. It isn't self cleaning, so the old, dead leaves can form a
skirt around the top of the trunk

Figure 2. T. fortunei
in the courtyard of a Roman villa,
Locarno, Italy.
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Figure 1. A very nice T. fortunei
in
Yorkshire, northern England, UK.
General:
Whilst this palms main claim to fame is its incredible resistance to cold
it is also a very attractive palm in its own right.
Culture:
This palm prefers cooler, temperate areas, and altho it will grow in the
sub-tropics, it will struggle in the tropics. It likes full sun,
and moist well drained soil. The seeds are easy to germinate,
and the seedlings are quite quick growers.
One of the most cold tolerant palms there is.
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