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A compact Trachycarpus with small leaves and particularly stiff growth. It has been suggested that it is a form of T. fortunei.
I have wanted it for a long time but only recently done anything about it. I planted seedlings from two sources, this one seems to be correct, the other may be a hybrid with T. fortunei,
it is larger and looser. The Palm Centre say: "Trachycarpus wagnerianus was originally introduced into Europe from Japan in the 19th century, where it was a domestic cultivar not known to the wild. It remained in relative obscurity until recently when its qualities as a garden plant were realised. The wagnerianus is particularly close to our hearts as The Palm Centre played major a part in its European reintroduction. After acquiring some seeds from the very few UK nurseries which had them at the time, we grew our own mother plants and ended up distributing its seeds all over Europe. The specific cultivar of wagnerianus we selected is particularly compact, and now, years later, we can see those traits in the specimens grown across the continent." Plants of the World online treat the nane as a synonym of T.fortunei. |
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| 5th May 2023 | ||
