Palm Tree Care
Growing Palm Trees

Palm tree care is easiest when growing palms suited to your climate as the weather will profoundly affect the health of your tree. Palm plant care tips. Indoor palm plant care.

Palm Tree Picture

Planting Palm Trees

The best procedures for planting palm trees. How to prepare the soil for palm tree planting. Palm tree care and fertilizer. Palm tree seeds planting details. Drainage and spacing info.

Palm Tree Fertilizer

Adding Mycorrhizal Fungi to the soil helps to increase the nutrients.

These trees require certain micronutrients. Any food labeled as a palm tree fertilizer should provide them in the proper ratios.

Queen Palm Care

Queen palm care information. How to fertilize queen palms. Planting a queen palm tree.

Plant Care Sago Palm

Sago palm care explains the needs of these ancient and beautiful cycads. Includes growing and transplanting sago palms, the treatment of disease, yellowing and other problems. Cycas revoluta sex is also covered.

Indoor Palm Plant Care

Palm house plant care instructions can be found here. Caring for different types of indoor palm trees. Growing potted palm trees.

Trimming Palm Trees

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Pruning palm trees is also an important part of palm tree care as it removes diseased or insect infested plant material.

As a palm grows, old leaves turn yellow and then brown. Flower stalks and dead fronds skirt around the trunk below new leaves.

These are to be removed close to the trunk in small trees. The norm which is followed for large trees is that the dead fronds are cut several inches from the trunk leaving a "boot" or leaf base. As the tree ages the boots will fall off leaving a smooth trunk.

This palm has bromeliads planted in its boots.

Be careful not to wound either yourself or the plants when trimming palm trees.

Palm leaf petioles have saw tooth edges so you'll need protective gloves.

Wounds to a palm's trunk will not heal and invite fungal and insect problems.

Expert help is required to prune taller palm trees.

Spraying lime sulphur or liquid copper on established trees helps to prevent fungal diseases. Apply right after pruning as the fungicide will protect the cut surfaces.

Transplanting Palm Trees
Transplanting palm trees from one in-ground location to another. Transplanting palms from pots into the ground. How to transplant seedling palms.

Growing Palm Trees Outside The Tropics
It is a common misconception that palm trees can only grow in warmer climates. Certain types of palm trees can survive temperatures as low as minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit.

Six cold hardy palm trees.

Native Florida Plam Trees
A list of native Florida palm trees separated into two groups: those native to the entire state and those native to south Florida only.

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