Somebody gets no idea about T.fortunei cv Tesan and even doubts its existence .The truth is that T.fortunei cv Tesan is the only palm that is living in Beijing,China -4F (-20C minimum,zone 5-6), north Yellow River,China whereas T.forunei can only grow in the south of Yellow River.All of this knowlegde is for science promotion and let all the palm enthusiasts know T.fortunei cv Tesan is.

T. fortunei cv tesan was a new cultivation varigated species,that is never seen outside of China and rarely seen even in China. It was first experimented in Jiangsu (zone 7) in 1970 and proved to bear the cold temperature 5F (-15C)and our domestication in Beijing proved that they were able to stand -4F (-20C minimum,zone 5-6) and so some people even call them Beijing Palm as this is the cold hardiest palm that are growing north Yellow River in China. But the number of the this palm is not many as the cultivation costs are high and many foreign palms came to China greatly affecting the local palm sales and few will take the challenge to grow them. Right now the palms are growing in the branch farm located in Kongsou (-15C) .After 15 years cultivation, some palm even grow to 4 m trunk height. But they have distinct features from T. fortunei.

Difference between T.fortunei cv Tesan and T.fortunei showing by pics

1. shorter petioles than T.fortunei , it is judged in a comparative sense.
2. stronger trunk than T.fortunei , normally T.fotunei in China is thin whereas T.fortunei cv Tesan is much stronger comparatively.
3. the big difference - better cold hardiness (-4F/-20C) than T.fortunei (5F/-15C) , T.fortunei cv Tesan can grow north Yellow River like Beijing (zone6-7) while T.fortunei are growing in south Yellow River .This is proved by many experiments of the research Institute
4. powder-like wax or fuzza on the seeds which is rarely seen on the seeds of T.fortunei or leaves when young
check the attached pics
5. thicker fiber air layer
Those who wanna know more details abou this new palm, send your inquiry to my email cnnursery@yahoo.com

Garry

Barb here is the original discussion on shipping T. tesan