Of the taller palm trees, the best choice for San Antonio is the California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera. This is the native palm of the Southwest for which such famous resorts as Palm Spring are named. Its botanical name commemorates George Washington, a fitting epithet for a tall, noble American tree.
Hi everyone, I've decided to create this topic to talk about Portuguese palm trees. Unlike what most people would think, Portugal has a lot of potential when it comes to the different palm species that could grow there. In fact, the different climates of the country and its islands are ideal for ...
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Russian Palms at Their Limits - DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE - PalmTalk
This little palm from Fiji is quite a stunner with it’s dark grey almost black crown shaft, thin trunk, and droopy crown. I originally acquired three bare root seedlings, one died, one is on the puny side, and the other one is swoon worthy.
Visited Japan for my first time and was surprised to see several palms in Tokyo. Are these anomalous ones that must be protected in winter, or is Tokyo as mild as the costal USA Pacific NW?
I thought it may be interesting to create a catalog of how many and which palm species are native to each of the 56 USA states and inhabited territories. Who else is on board and wants to help? Feel free to point out any errors I may have made. So far, I've counted the following numbers of palm s...