Although this pub is not a listed building, it is on the London Regional Inventory, where the description is as follows: “A rebuild by Truman’s in the 1930s. With the surrounding housing vanished, thanks first to Hitler and then the even more energetic post-war planners, it looks strangely adrift in a green area beside the Regent’s Canal. The exterior has buff and mottled grey-blue ceramic-work and Truman’s proud eagle. There are still two completely separate rooms. The corner one was originally subdivided into two and has also taken in the former jug and bottle. It has a particularly attractive sweeping hemispherical end to the bar counter. The other room was intended as the smarter area as can be seen by the rather finer detailing of the counter (panelled as opposed to upright tongue-and-grooved work). Both counters have before them the typical Truman’s tiled chequerwork and both also have openings for access to the beer engines. On the right-hand side it looks as though the dart board cover is a survivor from the 1930s. The loos all have their original tilework (apart from the gents’ off the corner bar). The loose furniture is worth a look for some attractive benches on the right-hand side and the 1930s tables in both bars. Those in the corner bar have unusual cork tops, as does the counter on the right-hand side. History close by: The canal was begun in 1812 to connect the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington Basin with the Thames at Limehouse. Two tunnels, forty bridges, twelve locks and eight years later it opened to become a major stimulus to commerce.”

The Palm Tree featured on the Ornaments of the Orient: Daytime Crawl of Bow and Docklands in December 2009.