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Seeking recommendations for a wind, full-sun and planter tolerant palm!


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First time poster - apologies if this is in the wrong place! 

We live on the top of a hill in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, a country blessed with year-round trade winds. Given the elevation of our house, winds are typically around 15mph most of the time, and 25mph is not unusual. We also suffer from hurricanes, but we would look to protect plants should a storm head our way.

We have a couple of mature coconut palms, a large Bismarck, sago palms and Christmas tree palms (in sheltered positions) all of which seem to be thriving.

On to my question: we are looking for recommendations for a palm that could be grown in a planter on an exposed patio / deck and be tolerant of the windy conditions and full Caribbean sun. We're hoping it can provide a bit of shade as well as color / interest. Something like a Florida thatch palm would seem to fit the bill apart from providing shade, at least not until it's mature.

Any help would be gratefully received - thanks in advance!

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Christmas palms are small enough to keep in large containers and they laugh at wind. Maybe not that interesting or different from what you already have but if you just want something that looks nice on a patio should work fine. Thrimax or Coccothrinax sounds nice in theory but I think would take decades to get a nice trunking plant in a container. Or a lot of money. 

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It sounds like you've got lots of options that are only going to be limited by availability and your wallet, really. 

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Howea fosteriana there from an island that gets pretty windy out there. Or a Howea bellmooreana for that real punk look. 

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My concern is the wind toppling the palm over. Something with a large crown on a tall trunk creates a substantial moment of inertia.

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