The lost Trachycarpus
Trachycarpus takil has a particularly controversial history: although it was described by Beccari in 1905, for decades there was considerable confusion with T. fortunei, to the point that many of the plants sold under this name turned out not to be genuine. Rediscovered in the wild in 1991, it is one of the most cold-hardy trunk-forming palms and one of the most distinctive species in the genus, with neatly arranged leaves and a trunk densely covered in brown fibres.
Habitat: Moist oak forests and mountain slopes, from 2,200 to 2,800 metres above sea level.
Distribution: Kumaon region, in the western Himalayas of India, with a possible presence in western Nepal.
Description: Single-stemmed palm, up to 10–15 metres tall, with a rough trunk covered in reddish-brown fibres, stiff and regularly divided palmate leaves, more orderly in appearance than those of T. fortunei, and rounded dark-coloured fruits.
| Hardiness | |
|---|---|
| Irrigation | Its beauty is greater if it is well watered, Needs soil moisture when young |
| Light | |
| Pests | Susceptible to palm borer moth, Susceptible to red palm weevil |
| Defenses |
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