Trachycarpus wagnerianus
Wagner's chusan palm
- Height × spread
- 10m × 4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
Availability
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About this plant
This palm is not known in the wild. It is a slow growing palm and is very similar to the popular Trachycarpus fortunei, though smaller in its parts, and having less flexible foliage. The leaves are nearly circular with rigid individual segments, coloured a dark glossy green. It has a slender brown fibrous trunk and tends to retain the old dead leaves for some considerable time. It has some degree of frost hardiness and can be grown outside in the warmer parts of the country.
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column
- Height
- 10m
- Spread
- 4m
- Height in 10 years
- 3.5m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Architectural
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.