How to Buy and Start Palm-Scaping!

<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">How to Buy a Palm Tree? It may seem simple enough, but there are a number of factors to consider. Like many other living things, choosing the right palm tree will provide you with not only a great investment, but also with tropical beauty that only palm trees and can provide!</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Start by deciding if your new palm will be for indoors or part of your outdoor landscape. Palm trees make wonderful indoor plants, and they act as a natural indoor humidifier as well as a natural indoor air purifier! An interesting palm can add tropical flavor to a home office, den, living room or bedroom. How great is it to have a sun room in a cooler climate, complete with an indoor palm! Many commercial offices, such as medical offices, lawyers, real estate and others have a tropical beauty in the corner to help their clients settle in to a relaxed mood.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">When "Palm-Scaping" outdoors, consider what overall effect your palms will add to your beautiful landscape. Are they going to provide shade for a pool or patio area? Will their unique leaf shapes help to create interest in your garden, or will the trees simply become your garden. Only you know how to create the perfect tropical world from your mind's eye! Buying the right palms provides a great start!</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Once you have considered if your tree or trees will be for indoor or outdoor pleasure, start by choosing an appropriate variety. Some trees do better indoors and some outdoors. Palms that are slow-growing, and ones that do well when potted would be a better choice for indoor Palm-Scaping. Try to choose a palm for indoor use that has interesting leaves, but consider it's size inside your room. Vertical leaf growth could be a benefit here, rather than a palm that spreads out. Try to choose a variety that does not require too much water or maintenance. Always use a saucer under any indoor plant or tree to catch extra water than may run of the pot after watering. This will protect your floor or carpets!</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Outdoor palm trees allow for more freedom in size and characteristics. First consider your location. There are cold hardy varieties that can tolerate some snow and below freezing temperatures! These beauties would be great in northern climates, and those living outside tropical areas can finally choose to Palm-Scape their yards. If you want to be the hit of your next backyard BBQ in New York, try planting a Palm in your backyard!</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Next consider the fully grown height of each palm. Some palm trees can grow to 50 feet tall or more, which might not make sense in a small backyard. Will the tree be there to provide shade? Choose a variety with long and wide fronds (Palm Leaves) to provide better shade opportunities. If you are looking for appealing shapes or textures to add interest to your landscape, there are palms in many shapes and sizes. When buying palms, consider how fast they will grow, and how they will look and interact when fully grown.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">One of the best joys of planting palms is that many have individual benefits.Some trees provide food, such as a coconut, date or banana tree. Some palms provide nesting opportunities for certain birds, and even some even have historic significance! There are palms whose seeds are poisonous to pets and even children, so care must be taken to make a safe choice. In almost all cases, knowledge is key and buying from a reputable source, that provides you with honest information, is the best choice that you can make.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Lastly, lets talk about weeds. A weed, by definition, is anything growing where the garden owner does not want it to grow. Open land in many southern climates are filled;with palms that may have grown wild, possibly altering the characteristics that someone buying a palm might find important or even necessary. There are those people, just like in most endeavors these days, that to make a quick buck will simply dig out and resell these "wild palms" at premium prices. This can cause untold stress as palms mature into something other than what was planned, possibly too tall, too short, too suceptable or even too dangerous, than the real palms of your landscape goals.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <br /> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">To avoid this, buy only from the most reputable sources, that sell only certified, true to variety palm trees, and will give this to you in writing along with a written guarantee. To insure that you get what you pay for, insist on organically grown palm trees If a plant is claimed to be organically grown, the grower must have had control and used only accepted organic practices on the palm tree during it's entire life cycle.</span></div>

How to Buy and Start Palm-Scaping!

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Types Of Palm Trees

<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">There are more than 2,500 species of palm trees in different parts of the world and most are available in the United States. Some of the most common species found in Florida and California include the Florida Royal Palm, coconut palms and the Canary Island Date Palm.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">According to the structure of the leaves, palms are classified as palmate or fan shaped, pinnate or feather shaped and bipinnate. The only palm under bipinnate is the fish tail palm that carries the Caryota genus. Yet another classification of palms is named for their ability to survive extreme weather conditions like cold and drought. Cold hardy palm trees can withstand very cold winters and are the most common type of palms found in America. The drought hardy palm can survive on very small amounts of water.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">In America, palm trees come in two different varieties -- Southern Palms and Northern Palms. The northern palms are cold hardy and can withstand extreme winter temperatures. The Pakistan Palm, Needle Palm, Saw Palmetto and the Windmill Palm are examples of cold hardy palms. They can be grown in minus temperatures but need adequate cold protection. The southern palms are found in southern parts of the United States and in coastal regions. They thrive well in saline soils and are best replanted during summers. The Cabbage Palm reaches an average height of 40-50 feet and is found in North America and South America. It is a flexible and adaptable outdoor variety that requires large quantities of water immediately after transplantation.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <br /> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">The Fish Tail Palm is native to southern Florida and southern California and thrives well in almost all varieties of sun and shade conditions. They do require fertile soils and reach an average height of 15-25 feet and an average width of 3 to 4.5 meters. To reach their average height of 60 feet, the Canary Island Date Palms need plenty of sunlight and survive well in well-drained, moist soils. They are native to Central Florida, Southern Louisiana and Texas and coastal California. The Florida Royal Palm leaves average around 36 inches and grow as tall as 50-80 feet. They require acidic soils and good sunshine and grow fast in well-fertilized soils.</span></div>

Types Of Palm Trees

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Palm Trees

<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">The mention of palm trees immediately brings to mind images of long afternoons by the beach with the gentle swishing of fan-shaped leaves as they sway in the sea breeze. Palm trees are indeed found in coastal regions and in tropical climates. But did you know that there are at least 2500 species of palms in the world, and that a good number of them can be grown in our homes?</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">You can grow palm trees in your backyard like more and more people are opting to do. The palm tree's ability to withstand extreme temperatures and their obvious tropical charm has made them favorite backyard plants in many less-urban parts of the United States.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Palm trees are best described as tall trees with the leaves and the fruits crowning over their long trunks. Belonging to the scientific family called Palmae or Arecaceae, they are mainly identified by the fan or feather-like leaves they sport. Most of the palm trees in the United States are cold hardy and are found in mainly southern California, Florida and Mexico. The hardiest palm trees that can withstand extreme winters are found much further north.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <br /> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Widely used for ornate decorations, many species of palm trees are now commonly found in the United States and are not native to the country. They have been imported from different countries and naturalized. For example, the Chinese Fan Palm, the Brazilian Queen Palm and the Triangle Palm from Madagascar, are now found in Florida. Though there are drought hardy palms and cold hardy palms, cold hardy palms are best suited to American climatic conditions. Needle palms, Mediterranean fan palms and Butia palms, can withstand temperatures as low as -25 degree Celsius and -12 degree Celsius and thrive in American homes and farms.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div>

Palm Trees

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Palm Trees Suitable For Containers Used Outside And Inside Your Home Or Office

<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LgmEM7WuEfDNS2n8zxnhdJTfm7KA8EQXf1VfQCSlrYGOmzXMOIbugTnPkgT2SACtgfW07vov0SG2BKQTizxIQCtJ0tC4A4Mqswxnl7-lR5SDhLgN7Gz9Z6Tn9KLOCZlgJMG600kL5PcQ/s1600/Palm+Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Palm Trees" border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LgmEM7WuEfDNS2n8zxnhdJTfm7KA8EQXf1VfQCSlrYGOmzXMOIbugTnPkgT2SACtgfW07vov0SG2BKQTizxIQCtJ0tC4A4Mqswxnl7-lR5SDhLgN7Gz9Z6Tn9KLOCZlgJMG600kL5PcQ/s640/Palm+Tree.jpg" title="Palm Trees" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"> - Dioon spinulosum Giant Dioon is technically a cycad of pre-historical origin, and the Dioon palm tree can grow up to 1 ½ ft. in diameter with a Dioon trunk growing twelve feet tall. The bright waxy-green leaves of the Dioon are feather-like and pointed on the tips. The giant Dioon palm tree is a favorite container plant and will tolerate temperatures of 25 degrees F., without any significant effect or leaf change.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Bamboo Palm Tree, Reed Palm Tree - Chamaedorea erumpens, Chamaedorea seifrizii The Bamboo Palm tree thrives indoors when grown in low light. The Bamboo Palm tree is a popular and successful plant for growing in homes, offices, malls and courtyards. The bamboo-like segments are spreading by underground shoots, resulting in this bamboo-like container palm tree being easy to grow and maintain. The plant care is simple, requiring simple watering. As a native grown palm tree from Mexico, the Bamboo Palm is found growing as an understory palm tree under taller palm trees.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Lady Palm Tree - Rhapsis excelsa The Lady Palm tree historically dates back to the 1600's when Japanese and Chinese propagated the palm trees to be grown inside the Imperial residences. The Lady palm trees were imported by European monarchs and admired because of their qualities of long-life, easy maintenance and unique beauty and their attraction to be used as an ornamental plant. Lady Palm trees, Rhapsis excelsa, can grow twelve feet tall in clumps or clusters under low artificial light. Very few palm trees have the advantage of large indoor growing as does the Lady Palm tree, Rhapsis excelsa.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Ponytail (Bottle) Palm Trees - Beaucamea recurvata Often called the Elephant Foot palm tree, the Ponytail (Bottle) palm tree, Beaucamea recurvata, grows a swollen base, shaped like a perfume bottle with a narrow neck that corresponds to the trunk capped with a canopy of (ponytail) leaves. Often grown as a low-light bonsai specimen, the Ponytail palm tree can grow for years and years and slowly grows-easily manageable. Ponytail palm trees are available in variegated forms but are difficult to maintain when compared to the green form of the Ponytail palm trees (Bottle), Beaucamea recurvata.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Queen palm trees, Syagrus romanzoffianum (Arecastrum romanzoffianum) (Queen Palm) The Queen palm trees grow to 50 feet tall in zones 9-11 and is cold hardy in temperatures of 20* F. The Queen palm tree can be easily grown in large pots that add a tropical flair to pool and patios. In the deep south, Queen palm trees are landscaped for parking lots, airport entrances, commercial, and home landscapes. Queen palm trees grow fast and provide fast growing for shade and the tropical look. Queen palm trees, Syagrus romazoffianum (Queen Palm) are important container trees for screens used for outside restaurants and cafes.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Triangle (Madagascar-Triangle) palm tree, Dypsis decaryi. The triangle shape of the leaf bases makes the triangle palm trees from the island of Madagascar, a popular palm tree in the nursery trade. The Madagascar (Triangle) palm tree thrives in full sun and is cold hardy to below freezing temperatures. The Madagascar (Triangle) palm tree, Dypsis decaryi, will turn heads to attention when grown and planted at outside restaurants and cafes in containers.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Zamia (Coontie) Palm Tree - Zamia pumila William Bartram, the famous American botanist and explorer discovered the Zamia Palm tree growing in Central Florida on an expedition in the year 1773. William Bartram wrote page 160 in his book Travels. "The Zamia pumila the Erythryna corallodendrum (Cardinal Spear), and the Cactus opuntia, grow there in great abundance in perfection. The first grows in pine forests, in tufts or clumps, a large conical strobile disclosing, its coral red fruit which appears singularly beautiful amidst the deep green fern-like pinnate leaves." William Bartram's description for Zamia (Coontie) palm trees, Zamia pumila is vivid and accurate even 233 years past. Zamia (Coontie) palm trees thrive as outside plants, Zones 9-11, also as containerized palm trees for that tropical look. Clumps of Zamia pumila can easily divide to form real plants or the seeds can be planted to grow new Zamia (Coontie) palm trees that are fast growing.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Zamia (Cardboard) palm tree - Zamia furfuracea The cardboard palm tree is a clumping cycad that grows 3 feet tall in tight clusters that often reach a diameter of 6 feet. The fleshy base is full of water, giving drought protection. The cardboard palm tree, Zamia furfuracea, can be planted outside where temperatures do not go below freezing, and is especially popular to use as bedding plants at resorts such as the Cloister Hotel at Sea Island, Georgia. As a container plant, the cardboard palm tree grows well as specimen or accent plants.</span></div> <br /> <div style="color: #323333; font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><i></i></span><br /></div>

Palm Trees Suitable For Containers Used Outside And Inside Your Home Or Office

 - Dioon spinulosum Giant Dioon is technically a cycad of pre-historical origin, and the Dioon palm tree can grow up to 1 ½ ft. in d...

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An Introduction To Palm Trees

<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCSHcD-LF3iiOEy7RgN6FKilHpg2ucPbDhpm0Kk7wBtiigs2X7bKRIlGPlnodEQnXooV9gld4b0NVhiz1thDazTpElFcGHXMoSP15B-AzpKUShVnXceb_VyLw5pBhpgQBuabrL1i9Tcz7/s1600/image-3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Palm Tree Sales" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCSHcD-LF3iiOEy7RgN6FKilHpg2ucPbDhpm0Kk7wBtiigs2X7bKRIlGPlnodEQnXooV9gld4b0NVhiz1thDazTpElFcGHXMoSP15B-AzpKUShVnXceb_VyLw5pBhpgQBuabrL1i9Tcz7/s640/image-3.jpeg" title="Palm Tree Sales" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span> <span style="font-kerning: none;">A palm tree symbolizes life and its continuance, as well as joy and happiness. Dante mentions that Christians travelling to the Holy Land were known as "palmeros." palm trees have been a part of myths as well as religion. The palm tree in the primal garden, the Garden of Eden, was known to be the tree of Life. Palm trees were also where the Goddess Astarte or Tamar resided.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">A festival known as "palm Sunday" is celebrated by Christians to commemorate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem just a few days before his crucifixion. People welcomed Jesus by waving palm fronds and carpeting his path with palm leaves.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">The palm family of trees has approximately 202 genera and 2,600 species. The palms are native to tropical and subtropical climates, and commonly known palms are date, coconut, and areca nut. Known to have existed around 80 million years ago, palms are among the oldest varieties of flowering plants.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">The trunks of the palm have been used since ancient times to build catamarans or special boats. Dates are harvested from palms. Palms produce coir ropes, mats, and bags, and palm oil is extracted from palms, along with palm wine.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">In the US, different species of palm are native to Florida, California, Hawaii, Southern Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. In fact, South Carolina is popularly known as the Palmetto State after the palms that line the coast.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">As with all other things, many species of palm are facing extinction and are under threat from urbanisation, natural disasters, hybridization, and a lack of knowledge amongst common folk. Destruction of natural habitats, forest clearing operations, mining, clearing of mangroves, and dumping of trash are all detrimental to the survival of palms. Like other plants, palms are also prone to destruction by nature and disease.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Ornamental palms are a luxury and can cost from fifty to several hundred dollars.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; min-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div> <br /> <div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-kerning: none;">Today the palm, the "Prince among trees," needs care and attention. Otherwise, a tree that has lasted centuries will not remain for centuries to come.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div>

An Introduction To Palm Trees

A palm tree symbolizes life and its continuance, as well as joy and happiness. Dante mentions that Christians travelling to the Holy La...

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