Trachycarpus fortunei Wagnerianus Saruma Selected from seedlings that survived

Selected from seedlings that survived our 1984/85 winter of -9 degrees F

throw a few fruits at your guests and start one

'White Lightning' is a slow spreader that is perfectly at home around ferns

separate each back-bulb and replant

even to the point of mixing in small gravel in poorly drained soils

Trachycarpus fortunei Wagnerianus Saruma Selected from seedlings that survivedFor years, this wonderful palm masqueraded as Trachycarpus wagnerianus, but, as it turned out, it was botanically described from a cultivated specimen (a no no) and never known from the wild. This is simply a seed cultivar of Trachycarpus fortunei, albeit a truly fine one. In addition to proving very winter hardy, it makes a 20' tall trunk exactly like typical Trachycarpus fortunei, except the stiff round leaves are stunningly beautiful and much