TRACHYCARPUS LATISECTUS THE WINDAMERE PALM

GREEN LEAVES WITH WIDE SEGMENTS – SILVER UNDERSIDE

This very rare species of Windmill Palm is from high elevation areas in India and is most known for the fact that it’s leaf segments are wider than other species. There are two varieties. It is a tall species, up to forty feet, with a narrow trunk of six to eight inches. Its leaves are green with a bit of glaucous color beneath. For this genus, the leaves are wide, sometimes up to five feet with wide segments that are divided about half way into the leaf. The petioles are about three feet long and the leaf shape is semicircular or near totally circular. There is a hope that this species tolerates more heat. Cold tolerance is yet to be determined but at our Nursery it’s seen 28 degrees F. We’re suspicious it is not as cold tolerant as other Trachycarpus species. It is extremely rare in cultivation with few photos available of the native population. Both photographs below are of domestic plants, the first showing Martin Gibbons in the U.K. We only have one or two available.

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