Browsing items filed under: Other × Partial Shade × Tolerates Wind/Exposed × Free Draining/Volcanic × Moist/damp × Rhopalostylis 'Chathams' Chatham Island Nikau The Chatham Island palm has broader fronds and is much more robust than the mainland nikau. Also will tolerate more exposed conditions. Please enquire re availability Rhopalostylis sapida Great Barrier Island The Great Barrier Island nikau forms a more robust palm than the mainland nikau, tolerating more exposed conditions.