Pygmy date palms are usually described as and commercially available as a single, double, or triple palm specimen. These references indicate the number of trunks that are growing in the container.

There is some bad information on the internet saying that pygmy date palm can handle temperatures to 22 degrees. That’s not true. It’s more like about 28 degrees. VIEW E-EDITION.

QUESTION: I have a pygmy date palm that was damaged by the January cold snap. About 80 percent of the fronds are affected. How should it be pruned? ANSWER: Where a major portion of a frond is affec… ...

Fortunately, there is the Phoenix roebelenii—also known as the pygmy date palm tree.This tree only grows to a height of 6 to 10 feet and can blossom in a container.If you put in some extra work ...

Q: I have a date palm in a large pot on our front porch. This plant did well in summer, but now the fronds are turning brown. - J.Y., The Woodlands A: I assume you have a pygmy date palm as this ...

A question for Dan Gill: We live in Metairie right by the lake, and it got down to the low 20s. Our pygmy date palms and queen palms have brown ...

Q: I realize you are not a medical doctor, but was wondering if you have had an adverse reaction to being stuck by a pygmy date palm thorn? It was two weeks ago when I pruned and got a stick on my ...

The Pygmy Date may be thought of as a clumping palm with multiple trunks, but it actually has just one trunk. Nurseries and garden centers generally sell them with two or three palms planted in a ...

Fortunately, there is the Phoenix roebelenii—also known as the pygmy date palm tree. This tree only grows to a height of 6 to 10 feet and can blossom in a container.