Thursday, July 1, 2010

Foxtail Palm


The Foxtail palm tree is indigenous to N . Australia and it's feature of owning just one slender grey trunk versus many other palms with more than a single trunk.

These types of palms develop to 30 ft . tall and also have feathery soft green fronds. The soft green arching fronds possess leaflets which expand out at all sides from the leaf base, hence resembling a bottlebrush or even the tail of a fox. A foxtail palm grows in pleasant, climates. Taking care of one of these palms is comparatively easy using just a couple basic steps to keep in mind.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Florida Palmetto


A Florida palmetto is native to Central and Southeastern Florida. It is the most widely distributed of all Florida native palm trees. Florida Palmetto occurs near the Gulf coast and Atlantic coast. It has high cold tolerance, high drought tolerance, high flooding tolerance and moderate salt tolerance. The palm is resistant to fire, high winds and coastal conditions.Florida Palmetto requires full sun to partial shade. Florida palmetto has rounded, coatapalmate, fan-shaped leaves. They are recurved and arched backwards.