Growing Palm Trees in Florida The best types of Florida palm trees to plant in central and south Florida. Also palm trees native to Florida and the best palm tree for NW Florida. Diseases affecting Florida palms and which trees are most susceptible. Palm Trees of Florida Date and Cabbage palm fronds swaying in the… Continue reading Florida Palm Trees
Category: Florida Palms
Mexican Fan Palm
Landscaping with Washingtonia robusta With its gracefully drooping leaf tips and hula skirt of dried fronds, the Mexican fan palm is the dancing girl of the Arecacea family. Buy a 13′ Mexican Fan Palm Tree Perhaps the Amazonian dancing girl would be a more accurate description as Washingtonia robusta can grow to 100 feet. A note of caution is in… Continue reading Mexican Fan Palm
Mediterranean Fan Palms European Fan Palm
Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palms (a.k.a. European fan palms) are some of the most variable palm trees in cultivation. There are single trunk and clumping forms of Chamaerops humilis, tall and dwarf varieties and different leaf colors. Thank You for Shopping with Our Partners Tall varieties can slowly reach a height of 15 feet while dwarf… Continue reading Mediterranean Fan Palms European Fan Palm
Growing Saw Palmetto Palm Trees
Serenoa repens The Saw Palmetto palm tree is one of the easiest to grow. Serenoa repens is native to the south-eastern states of the U.S. and is the genus from which saw palmetto extract is produced. Silver and green forms of Serenoa repens growing on Ormond Beach. I also have both forms growing wild in the woods behind my… Continue reading Growing Saw Palmetto Palm Trees
The Two-Faced Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa: the Palm Tree thatMoonlights as a Hedge The lady palm, Rhapis excelsa, grows thickly enough (when left to her own devices) to be planted as a hedge. When the lady is pruned so as to expose her slender canes, she takes on a whole different character. Planting Japanese Rhapis palms in the landscape and in pots. Palm… Continue reading The Two-Faced Lady Palm
Date Palm Tree Phoenix dactylifera
(meaning date bearing) Phoenix dactylifera is the edible Date palm tree grown for the sticky sweet fruit it produces. True Date palm, Medjool Date palm and Deglet Noor are the popular cultivars for sale here. The North African date palm was one of the first cultivated plants. Dates have been an important food source for the… Continue reading Date Palm Tree Phoenix dactylifera
Palm Trees South Florida
Florida Palm Trees for Zones 10-11 Palm trees south Florida is a list, with pictures, of the best types of subtropical and tropical palms to plant in zones 10-11 in the sunshine state. Florida royal palm tree, queen palm, pygmy date, etc. Pygmy date palms growing in a bed of Canna lilies in Naples, FL. This listing excludes… Continue reading Palm Trees South Florida
Sabal Minor
Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor is a low growing fan palm native to Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. Its common names include dwarf palmetto and blue-stem palm. One of the distinguishing features of this palm is its underground trunk. The deeply cut fronds can spread to 5 feet long and wide. The leaf stems are longer than… Continue reading Sabal Minor
Pindo Palm Fruit Makes Sweet Jelly
Butia capitataOnce Classified as Cocos australis The South American pindo palm, Butia capitata, sets a delicious, edible fruit. The berries are tasty when eaten raw but they also make wonderful jelly and wine. This is why the pindo is commonly called the wine or jelly palm. Sago Palm Beaked Yucca Windmill Palm Silver Saw Palmetto Palm Buy… Continue reading Pindo Palm Fruit Makes Sweet Jelly