Trachycarpus ?

[Don]

Any help in a positive id would be greatly appreciated. I gathered a couple 100 seeds and germination has been great. It doesn't look my fortunei in the yard so I'm hoping I've got something different.

Semper Fi

Don

[Ryland]

You say it doesn't look like the fortunei in your yard?

In my opinion, I've never seen anything look more like Trachycarpus fortunei. The frond shape, size, and color are exactly like mine. I lived in Oregon for a while and grew several T. fortunei, which is probably the palm I've had the most experience with. It is also certainly the most widely distributed of the genus. Other than that, I don't think I'll be of much help.

Here is a picture of a fortunei that I grew in Oregon. Hope it helps.

Edited March 11, 2010 by Rylandus

[garrytsen]

What makes you think it doesn't look like trachycarpus?

It is plainly a trachycarpus to me.

[Zeeth]

Winsan?

[Don]

I'll have to take a pic of the ones in my yard but it seems to me that in my pics above that the leaf blades come almost all the way back to the petiole and the undersides are very white/silver in appearance. The trachycarpus in my yard are no where near as silver on the bottoms of the blades and the blades only come back slightly more than half way to the petiole. Go figure.

[Turtile]

I'll have to take a pic of the ones in my yard but it seems to me that in my pics above that the leaf blades come almost all the way back to the petiole and the undersides are very white/silver in appearance. The trachycarpus in my yard are no where near as silver on the bottoms of the blades and the blades only come back slightly more than half way to the petiole. Go figure.

Trachycarpus fortuenei are very variable in appearance. It's hard to fine two that look alike!