Naini Tal(for some reason I spell it this way)
I believe was originally thought to be Trachycarpus Takil-it
was brought over by the famous palm hunters Gibbons and Spanner
and sold for a while until it was realized a mistake was made....
sad if you wanted a true Takil(or payed for one
)for sure!
But Naini Tal is no slouch!
Since it(seeds) was brought over/made available it has been tested by
several people and I believe was found to be slightly more cold hardy than Fortunei,
all under the guise of being Takil
No worries,it is a great palm,mine was one of few in my garden that did not pull,
it is proven to be one tough palm!
There is some possibility that there are hybrids with Fortunei out there that are faster
growing and slightly less hardy but who cares?-great palm anyway you slice it!
You picked a great palm either(Fortunei/Naini Tal) way.
Interesting tidbit I found on the town of Naini Tal-
Nainital has temperate summers, maximum temperature 27 °C (81 °F); minimum temperature 7 °C (45 °F),
during which its population increases more than fivefold with an annual influx of tourists predominantly from the
plains of Northern India. In the winter, Nainital receives snowfall between December and February with the
temperatures varying between a maximum of 15 °C (59 °F) and a minimum of −3 °C (26.6 °F).
Takil has a similar habitat with high temps in winter about the same
but the low temps down to the mid teens (F)as it grows about a 1000' higher -
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