Palm trees are always associated with sun, white beaches, vacation, and relaxed lifestyle. In Florida, anywhere you look you will see beautiful palm trees. They are used in many landscapes including botanical gardens, shopping malls, near swimming … Read more
Palms are among the best known and extensively cultivated plant families. There are around 202 currently known genera and over 2,500 different palm tree species in the world, most of which are restricted to tropical, … Read more
Usually palm tees establish quickly, are easy to care for and have very few insect and disease problems. While healthy palms naturally resist insects and diseases, they occasionally can be effected by one of the … Read more
A lot of palm tree enthusiasts over water their palms or don’t provide enough water, because they don’t know how to check for soil moist level. They have no idea how much water their palm … Read more
While cold hardy palms can tolerate freezing temperatures, tropical palms may suffer from the cold damage. Usually, palm tree owners, that live in the warm climates, don’t need to worry about cold weather. But, with … Read more
While cold hardy palms can tolerate freezing temperatures, tropical palms may suffer from the cold damage. Usually, palm tree owners, that live in the warm climates, don’t need to worry about cold weather. But, with … Read more
Planting palm trees is not much different from the way you would plant any other kind of trees. Nursery-grown palms should be potted, balled or burlapped at the root. Try to plant your palm tree … Read more
Comparing to many other plants, a healthy well-grown palm tree usually doesn’t have many disease or pest problems. That is why it’s so important to avoid any damage to the palm especially during transporting it. … Read more
Palm trees nutritional deficiencies are easily prevented by following a yearly fertilization program. The right combination of the main elements like nitrogen, phosphate and potassium is the most important in a palm’s diet. Deficiencies of … Read more
Palm Trees frequently suffer from improper mineral nutrition in the landscape. Some of the nutritional deficiencies of palm trees are nitrogen (N), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg) and manganese (Mn). Other essential nutrients such as boron … Read more
With over 2,500+ species, it can be challenging to identify a palm tree. So, it is not surprising that I get a lot of emails asking for help with palm tree identification. Since different palms require different care, it is … Read more
Caring for palm trees can be a fun and rewarding if you know what you are doing. In this article I am going to reveal my secrets to successful palm tree care. I’ve learned them … Read more
After getting transplanted, palm trees usually experience what is called “transplant shock”. Transplant shock caused due to roots being disturbed and exposed to air and sunlight. This happens because palm trees were not designed to … Read more
This is probably the easiest transplanting project out of all of them because you don’t need to dig out the palm or transport it somewhere. Also, if you moving a palm from one container to … Read more
In this article I wanted to list top 10 most common mistakes gardeners make when transplanting a palm. Of course there are much more things that can go wrong but this should help. Mistake 1: … Read more