Saturday, July 3, 2010

Foxtail Palm

The Foxtail palm is an attractive, self cleaning palm tree which needs no or little maintenance. This tropical palm tree is a hardy palm and can tolerate as low as 27F degrees for short periods of times. In addition, Foxtail palms are drought tolerant, once established and can endure dry seasons.
The Foxtail palm had become one of the most desirable palms for tropical landscapes due to its Royal palm look-alike and low maintenance requirements.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Queen palm



Queen palm tree is a medium-sized palm tree for USDA zones 9 and higher. It is an elegant palm tree relatively resembling the Coconut palm. Only it grows to a maximim height of 50-60 feet. Queen palm is a tropical palm with a slender smooth grey trunk and a large canopy of gorgeous feather, gracefully arching lacy bright-green leaves. Queen palm produces impressice infloresences during the summer season. Flowers are ivory color and fruits can be used to make jelly.
Queen palm is a popular landscape plam throughout Florida and California. This palm looks attractive as a single specimen or in groupings.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Fan Palm


A Fan palm tree is any palm tree with fan-shaped leaves. The Windmill palm, Chinese palm, Mediterranean palm, Mexican palm, Dwarf palm, Palmetto palm have fan shaped leaves.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Royal palms


Royal palms are majestic tropical palm trees. They can be seen in many cities in warm areas. They are often used as a street tree and a landscape item for large parking lots and in medians. Royal palms are tall and aristocratic species of palm trees. They are the most recognizable plants.They grow to a majestic height of 100 feet.Royal palms grow in the Caribbean, central and South America, Florida and california.Royal palms produce yellow flowers and purple inedible fruits.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

What is a palm tree?

A palm tree is a tree or a shrub with pinnate or palmate fronds growing on the top of the stem. Palm trees grow from one single point. If the whole growing point is destroyed, the palm usually dies.