Palm tree of China
The palm tree of China is a Arbre of the family of the Arécacée S originating in Asia.
Scientific name Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. (synonyms: Chamaerops excelsa Hort, Chamaerops fortunei Hook, Chamaerops chinensis ) - Family of the Arécacée S, subfamily of the Coryphoideae .
Common nouns: palm tree hemp, palm tree mill, palm tree of Chusan
The specific adjective, “fortunei”, were given to him in the honor of Robert Fortune, botanist English who brought back seeds of Chusan (China), towards 1850.
Culture
It is the most common species among the rustic palm trees, it can resist negative temperatures of -15° with -20°!
Distribution
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Surface of origin: forests of the mountainous areas of the central China, the Japan and the north of the India.
- Habitat: (zone 7) adapts to a great diversity of climates, but prefers the wet areas. It fears the lack of water and the hot seasons, more than the cold.
Description
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Trachycarpus are Dioïque S, there thus exist male feet and feet females.
- Foliage: persisting, palms finely cut out in the shape of range.
- Flowers: very many are of a beautiful sharp yellow.
- Fruits: The subjects females produce a great quantity of fruits black-purple.
- Feather-grass (trunk): covered with a maroon Hair.
- adult Height more than 10 m with an average growth.
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