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.

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 ...