Trachycarpus nanus Trachystemon and needs a similar condition

and needs a similar condition in the garden for it to thrive

They must be grown in shade

discovered in 1916 by Mr

yingeri seedling discovered by Bob Solberg at Niche Gardens in NC

Trachycarpus nanus Trachystemon and needs a similar conditionTrachycarpus nanus is one of the rarest of the hardy windmill palms. Our oldest garden plant, which has matured at 3' tall x 4' wide, dates from 2006, but it's been over 15 years since we had any to share. This very rare dwarf windmill palm, with glaucous green foliage, was re discovered in 1993, by Gibbons and Spanner in Yunnan, China, on dry slopes above 6500' elevation. Trachycarpus nanus doesn't form an above ground trunk. When the plants mature