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.

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 ...

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 ...

The pygmy date palm is best for small gardens, but if you have room many other species are hardy and tolerant of harsh conditions.

The smallest of the common Phoenix palms, the pygmy date (Phoenix roebelenii) grows just 10 feet tall in sun or moderate shade, where its feathery canopy can carry more than 50 leaves. Native to ...

Now for the palms: Probably the most-used and one of the most popular in the landscape is Phoenix roebellinii, also known as dwarf date-palm, or pygmy date-palm. The palms usually are seen in ...

Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelinii) — An elegant dwarf palm with lacy medium-green feather-shaped leaves. The Pygmy Date may be thought of as a clumping palm with multiple trunks, but it ...

Our pygmy date palms and queen palms have brown fronds now. We protected the pygmy date palms with strings of Christmas lights on the trunks, and then we wrapped the trunks with a tarp.

Wildlife officials say a pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore on a Florida beach in distress later had to be euthanized.

Another popular tree is the pygmy date palm (P. roebelinii), which has multiple trunks that give it a pleasing symmetry. "It's people-sized," reaching about 12 feet, he said, so it's good for ...

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.