Trachycarpus fortunei 'Nainital'

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 5:30 am

This topic came up on the UK Oasis board and I thought it maybe of interest to us here. Initailly thought to be Trachycarpus takil (and still so in many circles), Trachycarpus fortunei 'Nainital' is a distinct form of Trachycarpus. Originally many thousands of these 'Nainital' seeds where sold and distibuted as T. takil which adds to the confusion. True T. takil is still very rare in cultivation and it may be some time before they are available. So if you think you have a takil, it's more than likely 'Nainital'

Here's a British web-page that details this 'Nainital' form (bottom half of page)
http://www.hardypalms.co.uk/Trachycarpu ... ianus.html

Cheers, Barrie.[/i]

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:13 am

Could be!
I'd love to have a few !!!!
Hard to believe it grows that fast in just 6 years!!!

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:32 am

Ya ... under the right conditions these palms will put on 2' of height every year!

Cheers, Barrie.

zhanghuile · Post by **zhanghuile** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:32 pm