@@phylliswright5812 I do wrap them in frost cloth in extreme events usually once or twice a year. Sabal minor and needle palm need nothing though. Very reliable palms!
The species was brought from Japan (Dejima) to Europe by the German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1830. The common name refers to Chusan Island (now Zhoushan Island), where Robert Fortune first saw cultivated specimens. In 1849, Fortune smuggled plants from China to the Kew Horticultural Gardens and the Royal garden of Prince Albert of the United Kingdom. It was later named , after him. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1850
Interesting. Thus Trachycarpus Martianus??? Seems like Fortune shouldn’t get credit. I’m sticking with the “Fortune Cooke Palm”. If all those lefties can tear down statues and rewrite history, I should be able to do the same with a few plants.
ACTUALLY, The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century
