Palm Tree Species

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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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images Palm trees are cherished for the tropical flair they add to any setting. With thousands of palm tree species ...

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The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...

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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.

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...

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