PalmsWindmill Palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a medium-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 20-40 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in summer. It stands up well to drought and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20-40 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Drought, Salt
- Native to
- Central and eastern China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Windmill Palm is hardy to about 5°F, so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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