Mediterranean palm

A Mediterranean fan palm is a clustering fan palm that grows only about 10-15 feet high. It is a slow-growing palm tree. The fan-shaped fronds are silver-blur in color. The Mediterranean fan palm grows widely throughout the Mediterranean region.The Mediterranean palm is an exotic looking palm tree which is sutable for small gardens, patios and decks.

Indoor palm trees

There are some varieties of palm trees that can be grown inside. They are suitable for low light conditions and indirect light.

A list of indoor palm trees include: Sago palm, Pygmy Date palm, Kentia palm, Bamboo palm, European Fan palm, Parlor palm, Lady palm, Triangle Palm, Ponytail Palm.

Cold Hardy Palm Trees

There are several species of palm trees that can tolerate cold weather and some degree of cold. These palm trees are called cold hardy palms.

The list of cold hardy palms: Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Nannorrhops richtiana, Sabal Minor, Trachycarpus Fortunei, Sabal Palmetto, Butia Capitata, Chamaerops Humilis, Washingtonia Filifera, Washingtonia Robusta, Phoenix Canariensis, Phoenix Dactylifera, Syagrus Romanzoffiana and Rhapis Excelsa.

Palmate and pinnate types of palm trees

There are about 3000 species of palm trees in the world. They can be either palmate-leaved (fan shaped) palm species or pinnate-leaved (feather shaped) palm species.

The well-known feather shaped species are:Arenga engleri, Butia capitata, Chamaedorea elegans, Chamaedorea microspadix, Dypsis baronii, Howea forsteriana, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix reclinata, Phoenix roebelenii, Syagrus romanzoffiana.

The common fan shaped species are Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Chamaerops humilis, Corypha umbraculifera, Latania lontaroides, Livistona chinensis, Livistona decipiens, Nannorrhops ritchiana, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Rhapis excelsa, Sabal causiarum, Sabal etonia, Sabal minor, Sabal palmetto, Serenoa repens, Trachycarpus fortunei, Washingtonia filifera, Washingtonia robusta.

Palm Tree Species

Palm Trees are elegant flowering plans that symbolize the tropics. They are very decorative plants for indoors and outdoors. There are more than twenty hundred known species and types of palm trees.