Palm trees are the signature plants that define South Florida's lush, tropical landscapes and the pygmy date palm is frequently used as a landscape focal point.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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?

There are also compact types, such as the Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii), that are suitable for smaller spaces or containers.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 Bradenton home comes with a palm tree-growing business called Anderson Farms, where hundreds of coconut, queen, foxtail, pygmy date and Adonidia palm trees are grown and sold to landscaping ...

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.