The Trachycarpus takil is a Kumaon hemp palm. It originally comes from the North Indian Himalayas, where it grows on steep slopes surrounded by rhododendrons and oak forests. It is perfectly adapted to our climate, frost hardy and therefore also suitable for planting out.
Trachycarpus - different varieties
The Trachycarpus latisectus is a rare species of palm. It comes from the Indian region, is frost-hardy to minus nine degrees Celsius and reaches a height of eight meters.
It needs high humidity, a sunny location and sufficient nutrients. An approximately five-year-old plant with a stem height of 16 centimeters can be purchased in stores for as little as 25 euros. The Trachycarpus Princeps are available in different leaf colors, from silver to blue. It is a very robust type of palm that is also suitable for planting out. A three-year-old plant ten centimeters high can be bought for around 35 euros.
The Martianus is also a rare species of Trachycarpus and is one of the largest palms of its genus. It can reach a height of 15 meters and develop up to 80 leaves. Like other palm species, it does not tolerate calcareous soil, but a humus-rich, slightly acidic substrate. It also prefers high humidity and is frost-resistant up to minus ten degrees. A 60 centimeter copy can be found in stores for
Hardy palm species
Trachycarpus takil nainital is a hemp palm from northern India. Since it originally thrives in cool regions, it is a frost-tolerant species. The hemp palm has extremely stable fan fronds and can reach a height of up to 15 meters. In summer, the fan palm is preferably always outdoors. During the cold season, the plant can also be protected from the cold and wet by foils. The Trachycarpus takil is suitable for cultivation in the garden, as a container and houseplant. It is hardy to minus 18 degrees and can be purchased in stores with a size of 50 centimeters for around 40 euros.
The Trachycarpus fortunei is also a hardy, robust hemp palm that has no special care requirements. The Chinese fan palm is well adapted to the Central European region. In summer, the palm tree is watered daily in warm temperatures in order to achieve annual growth. You can buy a Fortunei with a trunk height of 20 centimeters for around 18 euros.
Winter protection for palm trees
Hardy palms often tolerate temperatures down to minus 20 degrees. And are therefore also suitable for planting out in the open. Fan palms in particular get along well with freezing temperatures. They survive the winter unscathed with a thick layer of leaves or bark mulch on the tree grate. The yucca palm is a houseplant that can be grown outdoors in summer, but with temperatures in winter
needed from five to ten degrees.For this reason, the yucca palm ideally hibernates in cool and protected rooms. The Washigtonia, Trachy and needle palms can tolerate minus ten degrees. If the planter is insulated with bubble wrap, these palm species can also overwinter outdoors. However, these species cannot tolerate long-term cold and should, as a precaution, overwinter in cold rooms if the temperature remains below zero. During the winter time, palm trees are watered very sparingly so that the insulating air in the root area is retained.
Frost-hard palms like the Trachycarpus are evergreen plants that have to be supplied with nutrients even when the temperature is below zero because they do not shed their foliage. All palms are only partially frost hardy and should therefore never freeze completely. Frost damage can lead to leaf and root damage, so that in the worst case the plant can die. The frost tolerance depends on the type, size and age of the plant.
Palms planted directly in the field are better protected from frost than tub plants, as the roots in the soil do not freeze through as quickly. During long periods of cold weather, it is best to protect the palm trees with bubble wrap. The root area can also be covered with a thick layer of bark mulch, leaves or straw. It happens that hemp palms like the Kumaron Trachycarpus takil or the Trachycarpus fortunei lose fronds in winter. However, as long as the heart of the plant is not damaged, there is nothing to worry about. In this case, the palm fronds grow back quickly in spring.
The Trachycarpus princeps belongs to hardy palm species and can, if it is no longer a young plant, overwinter outside in the cold season. Temperatures down to minus 15 degrees Celsius are no problem for the most popular palm species among the hemp palms. Nevertheless, this statement can only be made on the basis of very little experience, as only very few specimens of the Trachycarpus princeps have overwintered outside.
As with other hemp palms, one measure to be taken into account when the Trachycarpus princeps is overwintered is that they not allowed to stay outside as a young plant in winter, but a dry, bright environment of at least 10 degrees Celsius needed. If you have already planted your Trachycarpus princeps outside and want to get it through the winter, you should spread leaves or mulch around the trunk on the ground.
Palm care
Caring for different palm trees varies from species to species. It is based on the origin of a plant. Palms thrive best when they are adapted to their original environmental conditions. Therefore, when buying a palm plant, you should find out exactly what type and origin it is. Watering is also part of palm care. As a rule, lime-free, stale water or rainwater is used as irrigation water. To promote healthy growth, all types of palm can occasionally be sprayed with algae juice. The algae substrate is sprayed onto the underside of the leaves. Algae juice has important trace elements that are absorbed through the leaves.
Fertilize palm trees
Palm trees in pots are always fertilized during the growing season. There are special palm, leaf and green plant fertilizers. All three types of fertilizer are equally suitable for an optimal supply of nutrients to dwarf palms, fan palms, Mazari palms, hemp palms, yucca palms, banana trees and cycads. One of the most frequent care mistakes is not just pouring over them, but also over-fertilizing. It is therefore important to fertilize exactly according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Procurement and costs
The seeds or plants are available in specialized online shops or from local growers. A Trachycarpus princeps with a trunk height of five to eight centimeters costs around 60 euros. In addition to palmenvater.de and ebay, there are almost no providers or Online shops, so that buying a Trachycarpus princeps can turn into a major research effort. In some expert forums for exotic plants, such as exoten-forum.de, you can meet other fans Exchange the Trachycarpus princeps and there are also tips on buying Trachycarpus princeps or their seeds receive. Another address on the net is palmenversand.de. There you can buy a specimen of the Trachycarpus princeps. This specimen of the rare hemp palm has a trunk height of two to three centimeters and costs around 20 euros.
