Trachycarpus fortunei Bulgaria Polianthes If you see a flock

If you see a flock of buzzards circling overhead

It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer

parchment-colored leaves

Before this woodland garden treasure is mature enough to have sex

expect a green-and-black speckled stem to rise from the ashes

Trachycarpus fortunei Bulgaria Polianthes If you see a flockYou are absolutely not going to believe this, but here goes. Palm nut Kiril Donov noticed these 40 year old windmill palm trees growing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria that's right, the one near Romania. According to Donov, the original Trachycarpus fortunei 'Bulgaria' trees regularly see very cold temperatures, including a record 17 degrees F in 1993 see www. polarpalm. net. After growing these to a larger size, we are fairly confident they represent hybrids