There are around 2,600 species in 181 genera in the palm plant family (Arecaceae). Most palms look like what you think visualize when you think of a palm plant—leaves that are large, compound, and ...

The palmetto tree (Sabal palmetto) is a native palm species of the southeastern United States. This tall palm tree with fan-shaped leaves flourishes in sandy coastal plains and scrub habitats and is ...

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The seeds of the "suicide palm", a newly discovered and extremely rare palm tree, have arrived in Britain for urgent study and conservation, the Royal Botanical Gardens at ...

Growing palm trees from seeds is a long process but it is doable. (Photo David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) QUESTION: There are some big palm trees near my house, and I was wondering if they would ...

Every tree species has its story. Unraveling all 73,000 of them is a significant undertaking for science, in no small part because a considerable proportion of tree biodiversity is tropical, rare, ...

For thousands of years, Judean date palm trees were one of the most recognizable and welcome sights for people living in the Middle East -- widely cultivated throughout the region for their sweet ...