The truth is, most palm tree species can’t survive outside all year round in Vancouver. Most palms in the city are Trachycarpus fortunei, also known as windmill palms. These are native to China, Burma, North India where they grow in cold weather for a palm.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, are there palm trees in British Columbia? Palm trees can only survive in the South Coast of BC The temperate regions of BC are no exception. A common scale used by gardening enthusiasts is the Plant Hardiness Index, which helps determine where a species of plant can be grown.Secondly, what kind of trees grow in Vancouver? Vancouver has at least 30 different kinds of street trees, of all shapes and sizes, ranging from giant sequoiadendron, elm, maple, chestnut, oak and liriodendron to robinia, ash, hawthorn, birch, linden, beech and hornbeam. In this way, can you grow a palm tree in Canada? Yes, they can. In Vancouver of course but did you know they can grow in Southern Ontario? In fact at our location in Brantford, Ontario we have a few different varieties that will withstand Canada’s Winter. With a little help there’s no need to shy away from these ever popular exotic plants.Where do they have palm trees?So one can find native palm trees in California, Arizona, (Nevada, but disputed) Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.