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Plant: Windmill Palm Tree
Trachycarpus fortunei
$52.00
Size: 3 gal
Light
Part Shade
Bloom
Summer
More about this plant
Windmill palm is one of the hardiest palms, with a single fibrous trunk topped by fan-shaped fronds up to 3 feet across. It grows about 8 to 10 feet tall in cultivation and does best with some shade and shelter from wind, which tears the leaves. It suits containers, patios and accent plantings and tolerates drought and salt.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-11
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Windmill palm is one of the hardiest palms, with a single fibrous trunk topped by fan-shaped fronds up to 3 feet across. It grows about 8 to 10 feet tall in cultivation and does best with some shade and shelter from wind, which tears the leaves. It suits containers, patios and accent plantings and tolerates drought and salt.
- Flowers
- Drooping panicles up to 2 feet long of small yellow-green flowers in summer.
- Foliage
- Fan-shaped fronds up to 3 feet long, palmately divided into 15 to 19 segments, glaucous beneath.
- Fruit
- Small dark blue to nearly black one-seeded drupes on female plants.
- Bark & stems
- Single dark brown trunk under 10 inches across, covered in fibers from old leaf sheaths.
- Native range
- Central and eastern China
