Chinese windmill palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a tree for borders, containers, specimen plantings, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is evergreen, and its green, arching fronds give you year-round color. It also tolerates drought and salt. Small yellow flowers appear on the plant.
Pairs well with Italian cypress, Mondo grass, and Wallflower.
Native range
Central Asia, Buryatiya, Chita, and Irkutsk.