Adaptable to coastal conditions and urban pollution
Apart from its ornamental beauty
sterile flowers
It is hardy and can withstand the challenging conditions often experienced in British gardens
dark green leaves with creamy-white margins
Trachycarpus fortunei | Chusan Palm - 90-100cm, 10lt 6ft-7.5ft | 1.9m - 2.25m Adaptable to coastal conditions andTrachycarpus fortune, or Chinese Windmill Palm, is a dioecious, evergreen palm tree with a stout trunk covered with hairy, black fibres from old leaf sheaths, and deeply divided, fan shaped, dark green leaves. Large, dropping panicles of small, light yellow flowers bloom in summer and are followed by dark blue fruits on female plants. Chinese Windmill Palm grows best in rich, moderately fertile, moist, well drained soils. It prefers partial shade to