Exotic trees, palms & bananas
Trees that remind you of holidays and exotic locations. Many of them can be grown here and make great feature plants or the basis of an exotic or tropical planting scheme.
Bananas
9 plants
Exotic & tropical trees
41 plants
Palm trees
54 plants
Tree ferns
3 plants
Weird & wonderful trees
41 plants
All plants (114)
Arbutus unedo
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Arbutus unedo f. rubra
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Beaucarnea recurvata
Pata de elefante, Palma culona, Pony tail, Elephant foot, Bottle palm
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Redbud, Eastern redbud, American Judas tree
Chamaedorea elegans
Parlour palm, Good luck palm
Chamaedorea microspadix
Hardy bamboo palm, Bamboo palm
Dypsis lutescens
Yellow palm, Areca palm, Butterfly palm, Cane palm, Golden yellow palm, Bamboo palm
Ginkgo biloba
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Howea forsteriana
Sentry palm, Kentia palm, Thatchleaf palm, Forster sentry palm, Paradise palm
Musa basjoo
Japanese banana
Parrotia persica
Persian parrotia, Persian ironwood, Irontree
Paulownia tomentosa
Foxglove tree, Empress tree, Princess tree, Empress tree
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island date palm, Canary date palm
Rhus
Sumac, Taaibos
Rhus typhina
Stags horn sumach
Trachycarpus fortunei
Chusan Palm, Chinese Windmill Palm, Fan palm, Hemp palm
Acer griseum
Paperbark maple
Aesculus flava
Yellow buckeye, sweet buckeye
Albizia julibrissin
Pink siris, Persian acacia, Pink mimosa
Albizia julibrissin 'Ernest Wilson'
Pink siris, Persian acacia, Pink mimosa
Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'
Pink siris, Persian acacia, Pink mimosa
Albizia julibrissin f. rosea
Pink siris, Persian acacia, Pink mimosa
Albizia julibrissin Ombrella® = 'Boubri'
Silk tree
Arbutus unedo 'Elfin King'
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Arbutus x reyorum 'Marina'
Strawberry tree
Areca catechu
Areca palm, Betel-nut palm, Pinang, Bonga
Brahea armata
Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm, Mexican fan palm
Brahea edulis
Guadalupe fan palm
Butia capitata
Pindo palm, Jelly palm, Wine palm, Pindo palm, Dense headed jelly palm
Catalpa bignonioides
Indian bean tree, Cigar tree, Common catalpa, Indian cigar, Smoking bean, Southern catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Indian bean tree, Cigar tree, Common catalpa, Indian cigar, Smoking bean, Southern catalpa
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Hybrid catalpa
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud, Redbud, American Judas tree
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud, Redbud, American Judas tree
Cercis canadensis 'Ace of Spades®'
Eastern redbud, Redbud, American judas tree
Cercis canadensis 'Golden Falls'
Weeping eastern redbud, American judas tree
Cercis canadensis 'Zig Zag®'
Chinese redbud
Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Chinese redbud
Cercis Eternal Flame = 'Nc2016-2'
Eastern redbud
Cercis griffithii Blue Lagoon = 'Rafmar1'
Redbud
Cercis siliquastrum
Judas tree
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
Judas tree
Cercis siliquastrum 'Rubra'
Judas tree
Cercis siliquastrum f. albida
Judas tree
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm, Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm, Dwarf fan palm
Chamaerops humilis 'Compacta'
Dwarf fan palm
Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'
Dwarf fan palm
Cocos nucifera
Coconut palm, Cocotero