Also called jelly palm because of its edible orange fruit, the pindo (Butia odorata – formerly B. capitata) is a feather-leaved species from Brazil. Rarely over 20 feet tall, plants have distinctively ...

Several palm trees will grow well here in North Texas. Some are quite winter-hardy, and all of them will grow in sun or shade. How well they grow in shady spots is a surprise to many gardeners, but it ...

Every year gardeners stress over when to install cold-sensitive plants – and with good reason. When I lived in Polk City years ago, nights in early spring were frosty from April 1-14. So it’s wise for ...

I’ve never been all that fond of palm trees, particularly our state tree, the sabal or cabbage palm. They always look so scraggly with dead and dying fronds hanging down. I’ve learned that the older ...

Even when Jason Dewees was in high school, he was a fan of palm trees, collecting the seeds of Canary Island date palms in San Francisco’s Union Square and queen palms near his grandparents’ Miami ...

Overplanting of identical species in landscaping, like Queen palms, reduces biodiversity and increases vulnerability to diseases. Ganoderma butt rot, a lethal soil-borne fungus, poses a significant ...

“Palms are not like trees; they are more like big bunches of grass.” The statement grabs some attention as it leads to discussion of the many differences between monocots and dicots. Palms are less ...