Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers When Manfreda 'Cherry Chocolate Chip'

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

Very open shade or a couple of hours of morning sun are best

the South American equivalent of our native Crinum americanum

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

and now you can kill one of your own

Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers When Manfreda 'Cherry Chocolate Chip'Trachycarpus 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