Palm trees need special nutrients to remain healthy and viable. But those same nutrients can harm the soil and nearby water. Now a scientist has come up with a special palm fertilizer that makes sure ...

My pygmy date palm is in poor health. The inner leaves are turning brown. I watered it sporadically due to water restrictions. I bought the plant two years ago and until now it was fine. What is wrong ...

Q: I have a large, 15-year-old Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis). Despite my attempts at fertilizing it with palm fertilizer sticks, most of the lower/middle fronds have turned yellow — ...

Areca palms can be grown in a native sand soil or in a calcareous fill soil without supplemental phosphorus, and with no nitrogen applied during the rainy summer months (June-September) in southern ...

Palms are popular ornamental plants in landscapes throughout Florida. As I drive around the county, I see a lot of chlorotic palms with a number of fronds more yellow than green. Some yards are full ...

The next tree I recommend for a container is a low-growing palm. Invariably, when recent arrivals from the North are asked what type of tree they would like to grow, the likely answer is a palm or an ...

Palm trees are iconic of lush tropical locations around the world. They have long been part of classic gardens in temperate England and the Mediterranean. Palms are also at home along the Carolina ...

An informal survey of the landscapes in our neighborhoods might lead to the conclusion that the landscape rules require a phoenix roebelenii, pygmy date palm, to be planted in every front yard. Palm ...