Like to grow some seedlings from. It appears to have clusters of small black shiny berries/fruit on the tree at the moment are these the seeds and how would you plant them. Is there anything else I should know about them
spiritofgonzo,
Dec 9, 10:01pm
windmill palms are undesirable.People can't pay people to take them away.
traderken,
Dec 9, 11:31pm
Why are they undesirable. Is this just your opinion or is it government policy.
coast_palms,
Dec 9, 11:48pm
Chinese Windmill palms are highly desirable thanks Spiritof gonzo. Where do you get your info from!
coast_palms,
Dec 9, 11:53pm
If you had stated Phoenix palms were undesirable I would have agreed. And if you are alluding to the bunch of native tree fascists at the Auckland regional council circa 2007/2008 who badmouth palm species through their ignorance and naivety, they have managed to do some decent damage to the Palmaceae family without even lifting a chainsaw.
spiritofgonzo,
Dec 10, 12:28am
This is the problem with common names.I was referring to trachycarpus fortunei, and/or Washingtonia robusta.Both fan palms, sometimes referred to as windmill palms.Both these palms, at least in Tauranga, are overrepresented and thus no one wants them.Which palms are you referring to!
Spiritof gonzo, I respect your opinion, but nowhere in the Pest Plant Accord are both palms you mentioned described as banned species. I am refering to Trachycarpus, Washingtonia Robusta shouldn't be referred to as a Windmill palm. It's common name has always been Mexican fan palm.
I commercially grow Chinese Windmill palms and have never heard of them being referred to as pests, or for that matter, undesirable, by anyone. I do not grow Phoenix canariensis or Washingtonia robusta commercially anymore, because THEY are considered undesirable. More so, Phoenix canariensis than Washingtonia Robusta.
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