Palm (scientific name: Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl.) belongs to the Palm family of evergreen trees, up to 7 meters high; stem cylindrical, leaf blade suborbicular, petiole on both sides of the crenellations, inflorescence stout, dioecious. Flowers yellowish green, ovoid; fruit broadly reniform, umbilical, changing from yellow to light blue at maturity, with white powder, seed endosperm horny. Flowering in April, December

Palm is native to West Africa, now cultivated around the world, the palm is one of the world's most cold-hardy palms. In addition to Tibet, China's south of the Qinling Mountains are distributed, from southern Shaanxi in the north, south to Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, west to the border of Tibet, east to Shanghai and Zhejiang.

Palm trees are planted in courtyards, roadsides and flower beds, the tree is upright, leaf color green, suitable for four seasons. Wood can be made of utensils. Palm leaf sheaths are fan-shaped, with brown fibers, leaves can be made of fans, hats and other handicrafts, the root into medicine. Palm plants with its unique morphological characteristics constitute a tropical plant part of the unique landscape.