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Euterpe edulis is a fun palm to grow because it is super attractive, has a narrow trunk and a beautiful, smooth crown shaft.  I have had several in my...

This single trunk species is from Mexico and Central America.  It is pinnate like other Chamaedoreas with a trunk diameter of an inch or a bit more.  The leaves a...

Speaking of cold hardy, filtered light or full sun palms, let me mention Chamaedorea radicalis.  Today I’m talking about the tunking form of this species.  Decades ago we didn't even...

For those of you with growing experience, you understand that palms, even monoecious palms, can hybridize.   We got in some plants and were told that they were "sapida". ...

As many of you know, Arengas are usually suckering palms.  But, there are several single trunk species.  Arenga pinnata is one of these.  It is felt to be native to Indonesia and...

This is a somewhat rare, collector type of palm that would be attractive in almost any coastal or near-coastal garden.  Native to the Mascarene Islands, this thin trunked, crown...

I have only two of these extremely rare hybrids of Syagrus picrophylla.  The seeds were produced by the same hybridizer that created the Coconut Queen Palm.  I do not know...

This fairly newly named species is native to the Chiapas area of Mexico.  It is single trunk and, for a Chamaedorea, has a rather thick two inch trunk.  Leaves...

This palm is quite similar to the more common Brahea armata.  ItIt is felt by some to be a natural hybrid between Brahea armata and Brahea brandegeei.  It’s considered a “costo-palmate” palm.  It loves sun,...

This is an unusual type of King Palm that has a purple colored crown shaft when it gets bigger.  You won't see this on smaller plants as shown...