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'''''Trachycarpus latisectus''''' is a relatively new palm for southern California that has a lot of potential for a Trachycarpus for other climates aside from our 'perfect' Mediterranean one.  Brighter green leaves than some of the more common Trachycarpus species, and trunk has a neater, less scruffy appearance.
 
'''''Trachycarpus latisectus''''' is a relatively new palm for southern California that has a lot of potential for a Trachycarpus for other climates aside from our 'perfect' Mediterranean one.  Brighter green leaves than some of the more common Trachycarpus species, and trunk has a neater, less scruffy appearance.
 
Synonym: ''Trachycarpus sikkimensis'')
 
Synonym: ''Trachycarpus sikkimensis'')
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File:Trachycarpus latisectus Ralph nice.JPG|Orange county, California
 
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Revision as of 21:46, 11 August 2015

Pronunciation: tray-kee-KAR-puss lat-ih-SECT-iss


Common Name: Windamere Palm

Trachycarpus latisectus is a relatively new palm for southern California that has a lot of potential for a Trachycarpus for other climates aside from our 'perfect' Mediterranean one. Brighter green leaves than some of the more common Trachycarpus species, and trunk has a neater, less scruffy appearance. Synonym: Trachycarpus sikkimensis)

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-14 leaves
  • Height: 20' estimated
  • Trunk: single; 6" thick; tight woven fibrous covereing
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 5'-6'
  • Leaf Description: palmate; leaflets divided about halfway; bright, deep green with about 50 leaflets the many are still in clumps; some leaflet droop (variable)
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: narrow, smooth, curved on bottom and nearly flat on top; unsplit leaf bases, often retained on trunk; unarmed to extremely tiny teeth along margins; bases covered in a bit of scurf and margins have some fuzz on them
  • Reproduction: dioecious
  • Inflorescence:
  • Fruit:
  • Seed:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 25F
  • Drought Tolerance: moderate to poor
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
  • Wind Tolerance: poor to moderate
  • Salt Tolerance: unknown
  • Growth Rate: slow
  • Soil Preference: widely adaptable
  • Light Requirement: full to partial sun
  • Human Hazards: none known
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: none known
  • Transplants?: moderately good
  • Indoor?: unknown
  • Availability: very rare, but often available from on line sources or as seed


  • Orange county, California

  • San Diego county, California

  • Orange county in shade

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • 4San Fernando valley, California

  • moving plant

  • juvenile plant

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • fuzz on petioles

  • bud damage and upper trunk

  • flash photo

  • trunk of immature palm

  • petiolar shot

  • close up of petiole

  • leaf bases

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