Retired antiques dealer Ian Imrie has spent 21 years tending the tree at his home in Bridge of Earn. Palm trees are known to grow in the west of Scotland thanks to the effects of the Gulf Stream, ...

especially on the south and western coasts of Scotland, where winters are mild because of the Gulf Stream. One species long recognised as hardy is the Chinese windmill palm, or Chusan palm ...

Where I live on the Sussex coast, palms can be found from Eastbourne to Worthing, but they grow as far north as the west coast of Scotland ... in Britain is the Chusan palm (Trachycarpus fortunei ...

A landmark tree that had been standing for more than half a century on the shores of one of Scotland’s most beautiful villages has become the latest casualty of this winter’s storms.

The varieties include windmill and miniature Chusan palm, which are native to ... palms as a tall variety that look like a typical palm tree. “They are certainly the ones that are creating ...

The trees included windmill and miniature Chusan palm ... the park spots that were chosen to grow the palm trees are now home to heartier tree species capable of surviving the winter.