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                                                                                    Sept. 4, 2009                                                                     
                
              palm tree by you.
            The Windmill and the Fan Palm
                             by Chris Winslow 

It takes a special palm tree to endure the extremities of central Texas -
the cold, the heat and the droughts. The Windmill and the Fan Palm are
resilient, spectacularly beautiful, and I recommend both of these to
customers all the time. 
 
The Mediterranean Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis) is native to the
western Mediterranean region, growing along the coasts of  Portugal, Spain,
Italy, France, and south along the coastline of Africa. Chamearops is a
clumping palm, that grows very slowly.  In the Austin area, it is rare to
see one taller than 10 feet. They do well in full to partly sunny locations,
and once established, need very little water to keep them happy. Archi-
tecturally, the Fan palm makes a striking addition to any landscape. The
foliage can be pruned up to feature the main  and side trunks, or can be
left alone to form a dense bush or screen. (See photo above)
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The Windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei), native to central China,
has just one trunk. This palm has been in cultivation for thousands of
years and can handle extremely cold weather. Like the Fan Palm, the
Windmill has palmate leaves, and grows to an average height of 10 to 12
feet. It is shade and sun tolerant, and is easily adaptable to our central
Texas landscapes.

So, we have two palms that can take our summers and our winters. What
more can we ask for? One thought might be RAIN and lots of it. We have
lakes and aquifers to fill. Happy gardening everyone!
© 2009 Chris Winslow
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Montreal - Topiary at the Botanic Gardens
Some unbelievable tales of topiary are reaching us from Montreal!
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Offer expires Sept. 30. Not valid with other coupons 
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Cactus & Succulent Society Show and Sale this Labor Day weekend
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