Windmill Palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
Extremely hardy palm with distinctive hairy black fibers covering its slender, graceful trunk. Attractive compact crown. Good garden or patio tree, effective near pool. Great container specimen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | tray-kee-o-KAR-pos for-TEW-ne-i |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Tree, Palm |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 25 to 30 ft. tall with an 8 ft. wide crown. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Houseplant, Poolside, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6360 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This is not only incredibly hardy for a palm, it is the best choice for small gardens. Growing as a single, hairy trunk it begins as a foundation plant that eventually matures as a tall, thin column.Because it does not branch, and keeps a very tight foliage head, it fits very well into small spaces, sideyards, or as a specimen in rock gardens. Plant three or more close together to achieve a cluster or grove in tropical garden schemes. Ideal plant for swimming pool enclosures. This palm is an appropriate choice for historic Victorian era landscaping, and is often found in older English gardens in southern Britain!
Extremely hardy palm with distinctive hairy black fibers covering its slender, graceful trunk. Attractive compact crown. Good garden or patio tree, effective near pool. Great container specimen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This is not only incredibly hardy for a palm, it is the best choice for small gardens. Growing as a single, hairy trunk it begins as a foundation plant that eventually matures as a tall, thin column.Because it does not branch, and keeps a very tight foliage head, it fits very well into small spaces, sideyards, or as a specimen in rock gardens. Plant three or more close together to achieve a cluster or grove in tropical garden schemes. Ideal plant for swimming pool enclosures. This palm is an appropriate choice for historic Victorian era landscaping, and is often found in older English gardens in southern Britain!
| Botanical Pronunciation: | tray-kee-o-KAR-pos for-TEW-ne-i |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Tree, Palm |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 25 to 30 ft. tall with an 8 ft. wide crown. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Houseplant, Poolside, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6360 |