Trachycarpus Species, Saramati Palm

As is common with many Trachys, the plant took some time to go vertical; there is a significant heel at the bottom of the trunk. Since th...Read Moreen the plant has done quite well and has a terrific 'chalk' on the undersides of the leaves. This may be one of the more attractive Trachycarpus species (except for the waggie, of course! :))

I am growing Trachycarpus ukhrulensis in pots. I had 6 of these germinate (don't remember how many seeds I had, I think I had 20 seeds). ...Read MoreThey germinated over 3 years ago and still are very small plants, most still are seedlings in size and are growing very very very very very very slowly. 2 or 3 of them died. Not from cold, maybe from overwatering. Only one is larger, about 1 ft. in overall eight. They are extremely sensitive to overwatering and/or to something else. I tried to keep them in the sun room, outdoors in the shade, semi shade, full sun etc. Perhaps they don't like the hot SC midlands climate?

This palm now has a name of Trachycarpus uhkrelensis. It grows easily in my 9b garden, has dark green leaves on rop, powdery whie/green o...Read Moren bottom. It seem to grow a bit fast than T. fortunei. Very good looking Trachy and an easy grow. Somewhat hard to come by but worth the effort.