Native to China, this palm actually prefers cold climates and doesn’t do well in hot, humid areas such as the Gulf Coast region. The leaf fibers make an excellent cordage.
The flower buds and flower bodies are eaten raw though I bet they could …
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Fruit dark purple, .5” in diameter, thinly fleshed over a large seed, ripens in summer.
The palm heart is also eaten, but harvesting it kills the palm. Palm hearts (terminal buds) are the “root” the center-most, youngest leaf at the very top …
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Standing majestically, Queen palms live up to their names and so are often used as a landscaping palms. Their trunk is rather smooth and gray. Its leaves can be up to fifteen feet in length. The individual fronds are somewhat stiff. If you …
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Pindo palms are short, squat trees with long, gray/blue-green fronds. Pindo palm fruit appears in the spring and is yellowish-orange, about the size of figs. They taste great but it’s large, inedible seed and stringy flesh makes eating it raw …
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Fan-shaped fronds have spiny stalks. Fruit is blue-black, pea-sized, sweet with a large, inedible seed.
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Dwarf palmettos are good sources of calories all year. The easiest way to get the “heart” of this palm is to dig up, root ball and all, then peel/cut away the fronds. Eventually you’ll reach a inner section that looks like the inner portions …
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Dates from Phoenix dactylifera are considered to be the sweetest of palm fruit. Originally from the Middle East, these trees are now found along the Gulf Coast as well as California. They require a lot of water but don’t do well in areas of …
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These palms usually remain short and squat for ten years or more before growing taller to their final height of thirty to sixty feet. The leaves are long like those of the [Queen palm](/plants/palm-queen) rather than fan-shaped.
Fall is when …
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This is a native palm and was utilized by Native Americans. Fruit is blue-black, pea-sized and eaten raw, dried, cooked, or made into jellies. Fruit and seed are dried, ground up, then boiled as porridge. Edible heart (central, youngest leaf …
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