Native to China, windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is an incredibly cold-hardy, fan-leaved species that requires deeply-dug, organically-enriched, mulched sites to grow well. Light shade, though ...

Texas sabal palm (Sabal texana) is a slow-growing palm with thick, smooth, spineless leaf stems and is cold-hardy to about 10 degrees.(Howard Garrett) Several palm trees will grow well here in North ...

Palms help create the tropical look so popular in New Orleans gardens, and summer is the preferred time to plant them. The warm soil from May through August will encourage vigorous root growth. How ...

California boasts many palm trees, but in reality the state has the same number of native palms as does Oklahoma with its native dwarf palmetto. The stately California fan palm, which is also known as ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Do you live in an area of freezing winter ...

PLANTING PALM TREES: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe ...

While looking through pictures I took of my garden last summer I came across one of my banana plants and remembered that Virginia is a great place to grow cold-hardy tropicals. I found the following ...

Did you know that there are four different palm species that are native to the southeastern USA? Of course, there are plenty of different kinds of palms grown in cultivation that are not native. One ...

In keeping with winter themes, it seems appropriate to write about palm trees. Some would call me crazy, but hear me out. It is February and although continual snow cover is lacking, I think most of ...

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - Mike Mattera does not have the appearance of a tropical kind of guy - no Hawaiian shirt, no flip-flops. The retired union pipefitter has a neatly trimmed white beard and boots ...

which had always been wimpy, and looked up. There they were, fuzzy and strange looking. Kind of like thick, stubby, yellow amaranth flowers. It took a second to register. I got so excited I went and ...

A friend sent me a photo of a "bald" palm tree ( Trachycarpus wagnerianus ). I've never seen anyone remove the fuzz from the trunk, but it's pretty cool. Makes me think of the tall palms in drier, ...