I love this little part of Minami-Izu. This grove of Washingtonia and Date Palms sits on a spit of land off of Yumigahama beach. The benches allow people to sit among the trees and watch the sunset on the other side of the gracefully-curving beach.
Any species of Trachycarpus are native to high mountainous areas in Asia where they experience very cold weather. Because of this, some have remarkable cold tolerance and can be grown in areas where one sees temperatures well below freezing. It is also common to see photographs of Trachycarpus plants covered in snow.
日本語でビロウという名の、オガサワラビロウ (リビストナシネンシス・ボニネンシス)は、小笠原諸島から本州、四国、九州にわたり、日本で広く非常に良く成長します。
The Bismark Palm is native to Madagascar where it tolerates fairly dry and hot climates. It is seen in plateaus and plain areas where it experiences extremes in weather from very hot and dry to more humid conditions during the rainy season. From a cultural point of view, this species has been found to thrive in more tropical and humid environments around the world.
Seeds we’ve raised… Bismarckia Nobilis, Howea Fosteriana, Livistona Chinensis, Licuala Dasyantha, Phoenix Roebellini, Trachycarpus Fortunei and more… Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Archontophoenix alexandrae, Dypsis decaryi, Nannorrhops ritchiana, Syagrus romanzoffiana, and the enthusiastic and fast-growing Washingtonia Which would you like to try?
The Bangalow Palm, also know as Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana, is a mainstay in Australia. Very common from the northwest to the northeast, this stately palm is comfortable from tropical to sub-tropical climates. It doesn’t typically like a lot of sun or wind exposure; it tends to look weaker and a bit ragged. But in a little…
One of our grower partners had these Howea Forsteriana (kentia, in Japanese) growing in his shadehouse, and you can see how that helped them become a rich, dark green.