Young 🌱 individual of a palm tree (Trachycarpus fortunei) growing inside the knothole of the main branch from a Platanus sp. tree. It shows three leaves and it was growing at about 5.6 meters high (of the tree).

Two adult individuals of the palm tree 🌴 Trachycarpus fortunei growing in a park, with fruits. In the background, the two individuals of Platanus trees where some individuals of this invasive palm were found growing on.

A relatively large individual (approximately 1.3 meters) of Trachycarpus fortunei, growing in the middle crown of a Platanus sp. tree (also established within a knothole). In the base there was also an unidentified dicot and Hedera sp.

#Invasives as
#AccidentalEpiphytes

I spotted young #palms🌴 on the knotholes of 2 Platanus trees 🌳.

A few meters ahead... Trachycarpus fortunei: Introduced as ornamental across the 🌍.
In northwestern Spain is #naturalized, & north Switzerland is replacing local #vegetation, an invasive #neophyte!