The needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is cold-tolerant and low-maintenance. (Howard Garrett/Special Contributor) Many of the questions about palm trees relate to cold tolerance and freeze ...

Needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is a trunkless palm that looks more like a big dark green shrub, and it is tough as nails. It is cold-hardy to about -10 degrees.

Despite its diminutive stature, needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is characterized by large fan leaves on lengthy stems. The leaves, up to 4 feet across, are dark green above and silvery below.

Cover palm trees during winter 'Most palms are tropical plants and require a frost-free climate to grow outdoors,' says Tatiana Anderson , tropical plant expert and co-founder of Top Tropicals.

A low-growing, shrubby plant, needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is usually under 6 feet tall, though some very old individuals can become twice as tall.

It's a good time to plant palm trees, but look for those that can survive freezes ... (Phoenix dactylifera), palmetto (Sabal minor) and needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix).

Palms rustling in a gentle sea breeze along a pristine sandy beach, bordering azure blue, sparkling warm waters is the tropical image held by millions of visitors to Florida. Thousands of new ...

PLANTING PALM TREES: ... (Phoenix dactylifera), palmetto (Sabal minor) and needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix). Always ask how hardy a palm is before you purchase it.

Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is a southeastern US native with a shrubby mounding habit. It grows to 10 ft. tall in sand or clay and in seasonally flooded soil.

In partial shade, use the Florida native called needle palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix. It grows 6 feet tall to 6 feet wide and is very drought-tolerant. In the full sun, ...

The needle palm is cold hardy to zone 6 and even 5 with a little southeast-side-of-the-house protection. An Internet search will show you gardeners who are using them way outside the zone.

Finally, needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is our rarest; it is a handsome plant, producing a short trunk, and occurring naturally in only a few places in Jasper and Beaufort counties in South ...