Trachycarpus martianus

Himalayan Windmill. Symmetrical fans top a neatly clothed thin trunk. Flowerstalks ripen to a showy carrot-orange color.
Trachycarpus martianusTrachycarpus martianusTrachycarpus martianus
height 30–50ft
width 3–6ft
tolerates Cool Summers
water
needs		 Moderate
water
info		 We have heard of this palm thriving when planted in an area of standing groundwater (to the point where it filled the holes over night at the time of planting). This was in San Francisco. In this particular instance they watered the palm well for one year and haven’t watered it since and it looks flawless.
hardy
to		 20F
exposure Full Shade – Full Sun
indoor
outdoor		 Outdoor
origin Himalayas
california
native		 No
sunset
zones		 9, 14–24

Sunset Zones Map

Outdoor Exposure Guide

Growing Notes

T. martianus is slower growing than other trachycarpus; we have a friend who planted one side by side with a Trachycarpus latisectus and after eight years the latisectus has an eight foot trunk and the martianus trunk is only six feet tall.
Unlike most trachycarpus this one spontaneously sheds its old leaves once mature, leaving a clean smooth trunk.

Special Interest

The clean and deeply divided, mesmerizingly symmetrical leaves of T. martianus make it stand out from other similar trachycarpus.