Torbay Palm!

[sunnymay10]

Hi everyone,

I have what is sold in the westcountry as a Torbay Palm, but don't know it's true name, if someone can help great.
I'ts in a protected corner of the garden and I usualy cover with fleece in the winter, but didn't last year and I seem to have lost it at the top, but it has two good area's of new growth from the bottom
This isn't new growth this year, it started last summer so it's going strong, but looks ugly, I want to cut the top long stem off, but how far down can I go, to the new growth perhaps, or will I get die-back. It will be a shame to loose it by cutting back wrong as it's obviously healthy and wanting to grow from the bottom, and thoughts please.

sunnymay10

[roitelet]

As an ex Devonian I would say cut it back. You could try doing it in stages and see what happens.

The Torbay Palm is sold to tourists and as it is only hardy in coastal areas of the south west it dies and they come back next year for another one. Yet another tourist trap!!!!!!