windmills
Our Windmill Palms are produced in heavy clay-like soils and are slow-grown from seed harvested from palms that were born & bred in similar soils. Windmill Palms are excellent performers in sandy soils but they are ideally bred for use in heavy clay-like soil conditions.
Windmill Palms are seed produced palms so there is a lot of variety aesthetics wise.
Description:
The Windmill palm is one of the most cold hardy palms available.
Beautifully compact and slowly grows to heights of 20 ft +.
Slender single stem that is 5-7” in diameter and is covered with a loose mat of coarse gray or brown fiber.
Reliable performers and are perfect for tropical accenting in climates where winter freezes rule out most other varieties.
Graceful in appearance but tough and environmentally versatile.
Cold Tolerance: Zones 7B-10
Drought Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Partial shade is best
Wind Tolerance: High
Moisture Tolerance: High
Nutritional Requirements: landscapes love fertilizer
Applications:
This palm makes a great accent which its well into small areas like courtyards and entries. It is a tough plant and survives in hot urban landscapes and even thrives there if watered and fed.
