Also known as raised palm, Fortune palm, standing palm, excelsa palm, garden palm, windmill palm, belonging to the family of the Arecaceae. Native to eastern and central China, it is one of the most cold-hardy palms and easily recognizable for its very hairy trunk. Medium growing, it grows in poorly fertile terrain and is excellent for alignment. It lives in full sun, it also adapts to semi-shade, tolerates transplanting well and withstands the cold very well.