Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers Despite its frigid origins

Despite its frigid origins

thick blue leaves that adorn the 40" tall x 5' wide clump

When Manfreda 'Cherry Chocolate Chip' reaches mature size after several years

but in our garden it has made a stunning deciduous clump 3' tall x 8' wide in 10 years

the South American equivalent of our native Crinum americanum

Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers Despite its frigid originsTrachycarpus fortunei 'Tesan' is a somewhat mysterious palm introduction, whose journey began when seed of a particularly robust, winter hardy windmill palm were sent to a nursery in Spain, where they were grown out and further distributed. Reportedly, this palm has been through 4 degrees F without damage. It differs from typical Trachycarpus fortunei with a much thicker, more hairy trunk, much faster growth, shorter, blunt tip leaflets, and larger