Other Palm Trees for Sale
Island Wide offers more than just Christmas Palms, Coconut Trees, and other tropical palm trees . Our Robelinii Palm, or the Pygmy Date Palm, and other specialty varieties are also versatile attractions for your home. Consider the Robelinii Pygmy Date Palm Tree as both an indoor and outdoor palm tree for your residence. They are wonderful compliments to the Adonidia and other Cold Hardy palm Trees, or perfectly suitable as a signature piece.
Island Wide would be happy to provide these unique palm trees throughout Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island, all of New York and New Jersey, and the entire tri-state region.
ROEBELLINI PALM
Pygmy Date Palm Tree ProfileScientific name: Phoenix roebelenii
Common names: The Pygmy Date Palm is also known as Robellini Palm and Miniature Date Palm. Family: Arecaceae Origin: It is native to Southern China. Appearance: In its natural environment Pygmy Date Palm has a single-trunk, but in cultivation it is usually planted with 3-5 specimens. When planted in clumps, the trunks tend to curve gracefully away from the center of the clump creating an especially attractive arrangement. The Pygmy Date Palm trunk is covered with old leaf scars and topped with pinnate, or feather like, leaves which grow to about 4ft in length. Leaves are bright green, droopy covered with 4-5 in leaflets that are modified into 2-3 in. sharp spines at the base of the petiole. Be careful while pruning it and keep kids away Outdoor/Indoor Use: Both. It is very popular indoor palm tree because it does well in any kind of container. It is perfect for deck or entry ways. Cold Tolerance: Phoenix roebelenii is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 15F when mature enough. It is great for USDA Zones 8b (15 to 20 F) to 11 (above 40 F). Light Req: Fulls sun to Partial shade. It likes full sun but can also grow in partial shade. Water Req: Moderate. Adapts to all king of soil. It is drought tolerant but does well in moist well drained soil. Maintenance: Easy. Phoenix roebelenii doesn’t have a self-cleaning trunk and requires old leaf removal to keep it beautiful appearance. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continues release formula twice a year during growing season. |
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SAGO PALM
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BOTTLE PALM
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COCONUT
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BISMARCK PALM
25 GALLON
THIS TREE IS ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET TALL
WASHINGTONIA PALM
Mexican Fan Palm Tree Profile
Scientific name: Washingtonia robusta
Common names: The Mexican Fan Palm is also known as Washington Palm and Skyduster.
Family: Arecaceae
Origin: It is native to desert regions of Mexico.
Appearance: It has a single gray trunk ringed by old leaf bases, about 13 inches in diameter. The Mexican Fan Palm requires some maintenance to keep it attractive look.
Old leaves need to be trimmed, otherwise trunk will be sheathed in dead leaves, that form a brown, shaggy covering, also called a “hula skirt”, that extends nearly to the ground. Trunk is straight, a little swollen at the base, has no crownshaft, topped with a crown of 20-25 large fronds.
Leaves are rich glossy green, palmate, or fan-shaped, about 5ft long and 4ft wide. They have lance-shaped leaflets with elegant drooping tips that provide a very tropical appearance to the landscape. The petioles of mature palms are armed with short, sharp thorns. Be careful when trimming.
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast. Washingtonia robusta is a fast growing palm that can get up to 50 – 60 ft tall and 5-10ft wide, but usually is not taller than 40ft.
Outdoor/Indoor Use: Both.
Cold Tolerance: Mexican Fan Palm is cold hardy and can tolerate cold down to 15F but temperature lower than 23F might damage leaves. It is great for growing in USDA Zones 8b (15 to 20 F) to 11 (above 40 F).
There is a great book, written by David A. Francko that I really like, it’s called “Palms Won’t Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas”. It goes into the details on how you can grow cold hardy palms in zones 7, 6 and even 5. This is the perfect foundation book for the gardener who would like to see a banana next to his cherry tree and a palm between his maples.
Light Req: Full sun to Partial shade. The Mexican Fan Palm needs growth best in full sun, but will tolerate some shade while young.
Water Req: Moderate. It can also tolerate drought, but grows much faster when receiving plenty of water. It likes moist well drained soil.
Maintenance: Easy. It doesn’t require much maintenance and can be pruned annually. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continues release formula twice a year during growing season.
Scientific name: Washingtonia robusta
Common names: The Mexican Fan Palm is also known as Washington Palm and Skyduster.
Family: Arecaceae
Origin: It is native to desert regions of Mexico.
Appearance: It has a single gray trunk ringed by old leaf bases, about 13 inches in diameter. The Mexican Fan Palm requires some maintenance to keep it attractive look.
Old leaves need to be trimmed, otherwise trunk will be sheathed in dead leaves, that form a brown, shaggy covering, also called a “hula skirt”, that extends nearly to the ground. Trunk is straight, a little swollen at the base, has no crownshaft, topped with a crown of 20-25 large fronds.
Leaves are rich glossy green, palmate, or fan-shaped, about 5ft long and 4ft wide. They have lance-shaped leaflets with elegant drooping tips that provide a very tropical appearance to the landscape. The petioles of mature palms are armed with short, sharp thorns. Be careful when trimming.
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast. Washingtonia robusta is a fast growing palm that can get up to 50 – 60 ft tall and 5-10ft wide, but usually is not taller than 40ft.
Outdoor/Indoor Use: Both.
Cold Tolerance: Mexican Fan Palm is cold hardy and can tolerate cold down to 15F but temperature lower than 23F might damage leaves. It is great for growing in USDA Zones 8b (15 to 20 F) to 11 (above 40 F).
There is a great book, written by David A. Francko that I really like, it’s called “Palms Won’t Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas”. It goes into the details on how you can grow cold hardy palms in zones 7, 6 and even 5. This is the perfect foundation book for the gardener who would like to see a banana next to his cherry tree and a palm between his maples.
Light Req: Full sun to Partial shade. The Mexican Fan Palm needs growth best in full sun, but will tolerate some shade while young.
Water Req: Moderate. It can also tolerate drought, but grows much faster when receiving plenty of water. It likes moist well drained soil.
Maintenance: Easy. It doesn’t require much maintenance and can be pruned annually. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continues release formula twice a year during growing season.
