One species long recognised as hardy is the Chinese windmill palm, or Chusan palm, Trachycarpus fortunei. It grows in most parts of Britain, except perhaps in cold, exposed areas in the far north.

The genus name means ‘rough fruit,’ while the species was named after Robert Fortune, who saw the tree cultivated on the Chinese island of Zhoushan (another name for the tree is Chusan palm).

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An experiment that began in 2018 to see if palm trees could survive in Halifax came to an end this spring when the last two surviving trees failed to bloom.

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The trees included windmill and miniature Chusan palm, which are native to parts of Asia, needle palm from the southern United States and pindo palm, native to South America. Municipal spokesperson ...