Palm Trees

Canary Island Palm

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The Canary island palm is a tropical palm tree with pineapple shaped leaf boots. When young it makes an excellent patio palm and a container plant. The Canary island palm can tolerate coldness, heat and salt.

Cuban Petticoat palm

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Cuban Petticoat palm (Copernicia Macroglossa) is native to Cuba.It is an unique specimen due to its persistent petticoat of dead leaves in a densehead.

It has low cold tolerance, moderate salt tolerance and hight drought tolerance.

Windmill palm

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A Windmill palm is a hardy palm tree due to its trunk which is covered with brown, dense, hairlike fibers. The hairlike fibers look lie burlap.
These hardy palm trees are widely planted in northern region all over the world. A Windmill palm is used as a framing tree, accent tree and single specimen.

Anatomy

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A Coconut palm is a beautiful tall palm tree with gorgeous long plumose fronds. It has beautiful curves and an unbranched trunk. Sometimes a Coconut palm roots come out at the base of the trunk. A Coconut palm start flowering 6-9 years after planting. it prodices branched inflorescenses among the leaves. the nectar of these flowers smell very sweet and nice.

Coconuts

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Coconuts are highly desirable fruits of Coconut palms. They are widely cultivated around the world for decorative purposes and as a valuable source of food. The world leaders in coconut production are:Philippines, Indonesia, India, brazil, Thailand and Vietnam.

Coconut Palm Tree

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A Coconut palm, botanical name Cocos nucifera grows in the tropics around the world. It is famous and highly valued as a source of food. A Coconut palm gives people meat, juice, milk, oil and animal feed. Coconuts, the fruits of Coconut palms are a staple source of food for many peple in different countries around the world. Coconut palm inflorescence is used for producing vinegar, sugar and toddy. A Coconut palm is a good source of medicine and oil. Roots are toasted adn ground as coffee substitute. A Coconut palm is highly desirable as an ornamental palm tree.