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Windmill Palm Tree
Trachycarpus fortunei
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A Cold Hardy Palm Tree for Everyone
- Extremely cold hardy
- Easy to grow
- Adapts to a range of climates and soils
- Tolerates any fertile soil
- Pest and disease resistant
- Amazingly drought tolerant
- Low maintenance
The Windmill Palm Tree is a fabulous specimen.
Give your yard an exotic touch with the king of palms. Trachycarpus fortunei (Windmill Palm Tree) is easy to grow and beautiful. This Palm Tree is widely used across Europe at resorts and palaces including locations like southern Russia. The Windmill Palm is the most cold tolerant of the tall palms. Our design consultant says these are the absolute prettiest cold climate palm trees.
Lovely fern-like fronds create a symmetrical canopy.
The head of the Windmill Palm Tree will mature at 8-10 feet wide that is held high above the ground. The tree will mature to 20’ to 40’ in height over time. When young, the Windmill Palm has a rather bushy form that will change as it stretches up and begins maturing. While somewhat slow growing, the stately results are worth every bit of the wait.
In your landscape, Windmill Palm Trees make a wonderful accent.
For any homeowner in the North who dreams of a tropical pool setting, this is the answer to putting that look together realistically. You can achieve good height for poolside plantings without creating too much shade. Nor will you have the mess of fallen leaves and twigs constantly cluttering the water. The Windmill Palm Tree works well in any part of your yard where a compact specimen plant is needed.
One usually envisions palm trees growing happily along sandy shores.
The Windmill Palm is not only radically different in cold tolerance; it does better in nutrient rich soil that drains well. They don’t require constant watering. Successful growing requires a good thorough soaking and allowing the root system to completely dry before providing more moisture. If planting in clay, you will want the roots to be somewhat raised to allow for better drainage.
Windmill Palm Trees are rapidly gaining popularity in US home landscapes.
You will want to situate your exotic new tree in a spot that it will receive part shade. This palm tree is not prone to pest and disease problems, giving you a very hassle free plant to grow. For optimum growing results, use a fertilizer formulated for palm trees. The Windmill Palm Tree is long lived and offers unique landscape design possibilities for homeowners across the country.
When purchasing a Windmill Palm Tree you’ll want a specimen with excellent roots.
It takes strong roots to ensure your success in growing palm trees in your yard. The Windmills offered at Brighter Blooms Nursery will have wonderful root systems. We hold our plants in the nursery longer to make growing easier for our customers. Here at Brighter Blooms Nursery, we grow our palm trees in containers, this ensures you receive the largest, healthiest roots possible. This year’s crop of Windmills is excellent looking. You’ll want to reserve your palm before they are all gone.
For a bushier more compact palm tree, check out the Needle Palm Tree.
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Juba
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I'm quite surprised, all of a suden everybody has palm tree and I thought: What? In KANSAS? Its terribly cold here in the winter, sometimes down to -10 degrees and over near 110 in the summer! But they thrive...
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Bill Dakota
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I bought two windmill palm trees for my sister's birthday, here in Ohio. I lived in California 22 years and miss the palm trees. They arrived in good condition and seem to be doing well in her back yard near their home- made, large pond. The neighbors are anxious to see how they do through the winter. If they survive there will be palms all over Lima, Ohio.
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rentmtairy08@yahoo.com
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I live in the NW Piedmont of NC.. (z.7). I planted Windmill Palm trees around some rental props that I own,, that was three years ago.. We have just endured the longest, coldest January on record,, temps for 14 consecutive days never climbed above freezing.. The palms are all still going strong,, no spear pull, discoloration or any sign of stress..
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David
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I live in Pitman, New Jersey, about 18 miles southeast of Phila. I planted a 3 1/2 foot Windmill Palm Tree last May (2009). This winter it survived 3 record snowfalls of over 2 feet each, a few smaller snowstorms, and many weeks of sub-freezing temps. I did cover it before each big storm. Lowest temp was 9 degrees farenht. It's finally starting to warm up (March 2010) and there's only a little bit of burn on the lower fronds. This palm is obviously super hardy. I'm definitely planting more this year.
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Brian K. Whitson
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I live in Johnson City, Tn. I planted a yard full of these palm trees with various sizes and it gets cold here and they are very much alive I will be buying more or these. I have a lot around my pool and bar area and they look great.
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