{"title":"Trachycarpus","description":"\u003cp\u003ePalm trees in the genus \u003cem\u003eTrachycarpus\u003c\/em\u003e (aka Windmill palms) are the second most cold hardy palms (Rhapidophyllum is first). Back in the 1980s we tried several windmill palms but had no luck with winter survival. We then began searching for special individual trees that were especially cold hardy, collecting seed to obtain offspring with cold hardiness (thank-you, natural selection). Thanks to members of the \u003ca title=\"Opens the Southeast Palm Society's Facebook page in new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sepalms\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSoutheast Palm Society\u003c\/a\u003e, who also supplied seed of especially cold hardy selections over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWindmill Palm Growth\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTrachycarpus is a group of 8-9 species of trunked palms, native primarily to Asia. They range from the dwarf \u003cem\u003eTrachycarpus nanus\u003c\/em\u003e at 3' to \u003cem\u003eTrachycarpus fortunei\u003c\/em\u003e, which can top out at 40'. With the exception of \u003cem\u003eTrachycarpus nanus\u003c\/em\u003e, windmill palms are rather fast growing in good conditions, which include full sun and clay-based soils. While they will tolerate light shade and sandy soils, their growth will slow dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCold Hardy Windmill Palms\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWindmill palms are one of the few cold hardy palms that love cool Pacific Northwest climates as well as the summers of the mid-South.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOur windmill palms are delivered while still young, in 1 quart sized pots unless indicated differently. Each windmill palm will not have the same degree of winter hardiness, but experience has shown us that offspring from cold hardy trees will have a much better than average chance over most trachycarpus for sale in the Deep South. In marginally hardy zones, we strongly recommend that trachycarpus be planted early in the season to allow for good root development before winter. In colder climates, we recommend growing windmill palm as a house plant for a season until it gets larger. Even then, we suggest some sort of winter protection for the first few years, such as a blanket or heat tape around the trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMore and more folks seem to be experiencing zone denial with the cold hardy palm trees...isn't it great! When you're ready to buy a trachycarpus, we hope you'll check our list of windmill palm trees for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trachycarpus-fortunei-taylor-windmill-palm","title":"Trachycarpus fortunei Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are very excited to again offer seed grown plants from the famed Taylor's Nursery palms. Originally, two windmill palms with distinctive leaf shapes were purchased from Florida and planted at Taylor's Nursery in Raleigh nearly a half-century ago. One tree survived and endured our record -9 degrees F temperature in the '80s. Fruiting offspring from this tree are planted around Raleigh, including the local Jaycee Park palm garden. \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025672901,"sku":"3880","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-Taylor.i-3880.s-63488.r-1_0a82deb6-6599-460e-aa3f-765ae430d531.jpg?v=1792151356"},{"product_id":"trachycarpus-fortunei-bulgaria","title":"Trachycarpus fortunei Bulgaria","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou are absolutely not going to believe this, but here goes. Palm nut Kiril Donov noticed these 40-year-old windmill palm trees growing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria...that's right, the one near Romania. According to Donov, the original Trachycarpus fortunei 'Bulgaria' trees regularly see very cold temperatures, including a record -17 degrees F in 1993...see www.polarpalm.net. After growing these to a larger size, we are fairly confident they represent hybrids between a very hardy Trachycarpus fortunei and Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus'. Please keep in mind that each plant is either male or female...no way to tell until they mature, so grow several to get seed. Although they will take a bit of shade, the growth rate is much faster in full sun. The seed heads of this strain are quite stunning with bright yellow stalks holding the dark blue-black seed...unlike any other windmill palm we've grown.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025815621,"sku":"4250","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-Bulgaria.i-4250.s-62949.r-1_bc606539-3064-4747-9514-3bd1e4010c0b.jpg?v=1786634925"},{"product_id":"trachycarpus-fortunei-wagnerianus","title":"Trachycarpus fortunei Wagnerianus","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor years, this wonderful palm masqueraded as Trachycarpus wagnerianus, but, as it turned out, it was botanically described from a cultivated specimen (a no-no) and never known from the wild. This is simply a seed cultivar of Trachycarpus fortunei, albeit a truly fine one. In addition to proving very winter hardy, it makes a 20' tall trunk exactly like typical Trachycarpus fortunei, except the stiff round leaves are stunningly beautiful and much shorter...18\" diameter compared to 33\" diameter for typical Trachycarpus fortunei.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026193669,"sku":"4903","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-Wagnerianus.i-4903.s-68359.r-1_abb54421-b119-4d22-bb65-93f024eecbee.jpg?v=1786459927"},{"product_id":"trachycarpus-fortunei-dwarf-delights","title":"Trachycarpus fortunei Dwarf Delights","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrachycarpus fortunei 'Dwarf Delights' is a 2023 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction that originated as seedlings of the winter hardy Trachycarpus fortunei 'Charlotte', which we subjected to ploidy manipulation in the late 1990s. From the treatment survivors, we selected the most dwarf plants, which were planted in ground in 1999. In 20 years, they have reached only 15' - 18' tall, while their same age siblings growing nearby are all 30' - 35' tall. We have no idea if the offspring will stay dwarf or not, but we thought we'd make these available if you'd like to experiment along with us.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40069901680727,"sku":"16072","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-Dwarf-Delights.i-16072.s-67018.r-1.jpg?v=1791486238"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-Dwarf-Delights-1900x350.jpg?v=1682531385","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/trachycarpus-windmill-palm-trees-for-sale.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}