Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

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 ...

Palm trees are iconic of lush tropical locations around the world. They have long been part of classic gardens in temperate England and the Mediterranean. Palms are also at home along the Carolina ...

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 ...

I am originally from the Northeast, so when I first heard of swamp cabbage, I imagined a small vegetable plant growing in a well-manicured garden. Wasn’t I surprised when I heard it came from a palm ...

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 ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jun., 2009), pp. 276-291 (16 pages) The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst, an important pest of coconut, banana, and date palms is a new invasive pest in ...