Sunday, May 23, 2021

Multiheaded Trachycarpus

Whilst exploring at Pinetum Gardens we spotted a rather unusual Trachycarpus fortunei, one with seven (yes Seven!) heads

Checking it closely it has a single trunk at ground level before branching into the seven heads, all roughly aligned in a row. 


As to what has caused this oddity, we dont know, perhaps the growing point was damaged as a young plant and this was the result.


What ever caused this its a rather unusual looking plant and one that will be of interest over the years as it grows taller. 

Gaz

4 comments :

Thank you for taking the time to reply to our post, we love reading comments and hearing your views.

Due to the increased level of spam, please note comments on older posts are moderated and only published after approval. All new comments are read and any spam is deleted.