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 ...

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 ...

Try These 11 Common Palm Tree Varieties The different varieties of palm tree will make your head spin, ranging from towering monoliths to more compact trees that can be grown in groups.

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 ...

Date palms are most suited to hotter, drier climates, though there are still opportunities to grow the fruit trees in cooler zones. We look at where to grow a date palm tree and how to care for it ...

To collect sap from a date palm tree, a man peels bark at the top of the tree and attaches a pot to collect the liquid.