Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus'

This fabulous small palm is one of the best for cultivation. Creating a lovely silhouette this hardy palm slowly reaches 12-20' with distinctive, deeply-cut, two foot wide, stiff fans of foliage. The shaggy brown bark is also quite pretty. Its diminutive size gives it a charming bonsai-like appearance. Unknown in the wild this species was found growing at a temple in southern Japan. Good for coastal situations, this easy-care specimen has stiff leaves which are not damaged by wind it is also disease resistant. It can be held in a large pot for quite some time. S/M

A slow growing windmill palm. We have a 8 year old plant that is 3' tall. Looks like T. fortunei. But, the leaves are smaller and stiffer. A great container plant. Will survive to 5-10 F.

This palm is similar in appearance to the Windmill Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei but its overall appearance is more dainty and many think it the best Trachycarpus for general cultivation. Trachycarpus wagnerianus has small (~2 feet wide), stiff, deeply-cut dark green leaves that are rounded in outline and held on shorter petioles than T. fortunei, which gives the plant an overall more compact look. It is very hardy, tolerating temperatures to 1°F, and is tolerant of more wind and coastal conditions than T. fortunei. This plant is unknown in the wild and is thought to have originated in Japan; some believe it is a variant of Trachycarpus fortunei.

A cold hardy palm good to Zone 7b-11. A distinctive trachy has small nearly circular leaves that are stiff on short petioles. Segments number 40 and are glossy deep green. To see a photo of a mature Trachycarpus wagnerianus go to http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Trachycarpus/wagnerianus.html

To us the most exquisite of the Trachycarpus clan, found nearly 200 years ago in a temple in southern Japan and known only from cultivation. The stiff, symmetric leaves, looking as if shorn carefully at the ends, are lightly edged in white indumentum and often have most attractive pale blue undersides. Because of the rigidity of the leaves, they never tatter in high winds. Their most unique feature and what makes them most easily recognized is the several years spent resembling a miniature palm, as from very early on their fronds become "adult" -- even when only 4" or 5" across. Can be kept dwarf for many years but in the ground, with adequate summer water, they grow even more quickly than typical chusan palms, actually doubling in size for several years. Our 10 year old plants are now approaching 12-15 ft in height. (A small tidbit: though an incorrect entry, a palm book years ago confused T. wagnerianus with T. takil when actually they have little in common.) Best in bright sun. About as frost hardy as T. fortunei but shows damage less easily, e.g. no tattering. Our seed is produced from our own isolated plants. Woohoo! These plants already at least 4 years old and producing adult fronds. Frost hardy to 0 °F, USDA zone 7.