Can a Palm Tree Grow in Full Shade? Comparing windmill palms grown in full sun and full shade. скачать в хорошем качестве

Can a Palm Tree Grow in Full Shade? Comparing windmill palms grown in full sun and full shade.

I am comparing two windmill palm trees (trachycarpus fortunei) from my yard. One grows in full sun and the other grows in full shade. The short answer is yes, a palm tree can grow in full shade. Not only can it grow in full shade, some varieties, including the windmill palm, do very well. There are some visual differences that you see between a windmill palm grown in the sun vs grown in the shade. The shade grown palm has longer fronds than the one grown in full sun. The shade grown palm is also a much darker green than the one grown in full sun. Their heights are a little bit different, the one grown in shade being about 4 inches shorter than the palm grown in full sun. It comes down to personal preference and your available locations in your yard, but putting a windmill palm in a shady spot will produce great results and may even be more desirable based on your personal preference.