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)
Cycas media
Australian nut palm
Cycas revoluta
Japanese sago palm, Recurved cycad
Cyrtostachys renda
Sealing wax palm, Lipstick palm, Maharajah palm
Davidia involucrata
Handkerchief tree, Dove tree, Ghost tree, Gentleman's pocket handkerchief
Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana
Handkerchief tree, Sichuan handkerchief tree, Ghost tree
Dicksonia antarctica
Australian tree fern, Soft tree fern, Woolly tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern
Dicksonia fibrosa
Soft tree fern, Wheki-ponga, Golden tree fern, Woolly tree fern
Dicksonia squarrosa
Wheki, New Zealand tree fern, Rough tree fern, Harsh tree fern
Dioon edule
Cycad, Fern palm, Virgin's palm, Edible cycad
Encephalartos ferox
Holly leafed cycad
Encephalartos horridus
Spined cycad, Ferocious blue cycad
Encephalartos manikensis
Rhodesian cycad
Encephalartos princeps
Kei cycad
Encephalartos trispinosus
Modjadjii cycad, Three spined cycad
Ensete ventricosum
Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana
Eriobotrya 'Coppertone'
Hybrid loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat, Japanese loquat, Japanese medlar, Nispero
Genista aetnensis
Sicilian broom, Mount Etna broom
Ginkgo biloba
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken'
Dwarf ginko
Ginkgo biloba 'Saratoga'
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba Variegata Group
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Hyophorbe
Bottle palm, Pignut palm, Mascarena
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Bottle palm, Pignut palm, Mascarena
Koelreuteria
Golden rain tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Panicled golden rain tree, Pride of India
Licuala grandis
Vanuatu fan palm, Ruffled fan palm, Palas Payung
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip tree, Yellow poplar, Canary white wood, Tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum'
Tulip tree, Yellow poplar, Canary white wood, Tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
Tulip tree, Yellow poplar, Canary white wood, Tulip poplar
Musa
Banana, Plantain, Manila hemp
Musa acuminata
Dwarf cavendish banana
Musa sikkimensis Ever Red = 'Lou 1'
Darjeeling banana
Musa velutina
Pink velvet banana
Parrotia persica
Persian parrotia, Persian ironwood, Irontree
Parrotia persica 'Pendula'
Persian parrotia, Persian ironwood, Irontree
Phoenix
Date palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Miniature date palm, Pygmy date palm
Ravenea rivularis
Majestic palm, Majesty palm
Rhapis
Lady palm
Rhapis excelsa
Lady palm, Ground rattan, Miniature fan palm, China cane, Partride cane, Bamboo palm
Rhus glabra
Smooth sumach, Scarlet sumach, Vinegar tree, Upland sumach
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
Stags horn sumach
Sabal minor
Dwarf palmetto, Swamp palmetto, Scrub palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto, Cabbage palm, Common blue palmetto, Cabbage palmetto