March 23
Florida Palmetto
Cabbage palm or Florida palmetto grows to a height of 30-40 feet with canopy spread of 12-15 feet. This cold hardy palm tree can be grown in zone 8 to 11 in full sun or partial shade.
Sabal palm is a gorgeous accent plant for residential or commercial landscapes.It is widely grown and commonly cultivated in palm world.
Cabbage palm has high drought, hurricane, wind, salt tolerance.
Florida palmetto plays huge role for humans, all parts of the palm is used. The fronds are used to make thatch for roofs and different crafts. The heart of the palm is used to make swamp cabbage.
November 25
Walsh River King palm
A Walsh River King palm, botanical name Archontophoenix maxima closely resembles Archontophoenix alexandrae, the King Palm. It is a slender, majestic, exotic palm tree with crownshaft.
The unique characteristics of the Walsh River King palm is very short petioles, several pinnate, ascending fronds and massive inflorescence.
The Walsh River King palm is the largest palm in the Archontophoenix genus. It is native to wet forests of Queensland, Australia. The palm is hardy to 27-28F.
Date Palms
A Date Palm is a tropical and stunning palm tree with a canopy of 10 to 20 feet long silvery green fronds. The exact native distribution is somewhere in northern Africa and southwest Asia.
The Date palm can grow 80-100 feet tall.It is often used as a guard to entrances to malls, hotels, resorts and upscale neighborhoods.
A Date palm bears tast. delicious dates which are a staple food in diet of desert people in North Africa and the Middle East.
The World’s leading producers of dates are Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
