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Cocos nucifera
Coconut Palm
Zone 11
Coconuts, husks with a coco(nut) inside, leaflets dangle down like long hair, yellowish coloring at the base of the leaves. Grows 60-100' tall and 20-40' wide.
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Cycas revoluta
Sago Palm/ King Sago
Zone 8
Pineapple shaped base, produces huge dense cones, cardboardy fronds, sharp stiff fronds. Grows 5-10' tall and 3-4' wide.
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Dicksonia antarctica
Tasmanian Tree Fern
Zone 9
Grows upward, thicker trunks than australian tree fern, stiff pinnate leaf. Grows 15' tall and 10' wide.
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Phoenix roebelenii
Pygmy Date Palm
Zone 10
Really small, often containerized, dates not edible, creates pups, xeric, thorns along petiole, pinnate fronds. Grows 6-10' tall and 3-5' wide.
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Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date Palm
Zone 9
Biggest phoenix likely to use, fronds branch out in a full circular form, very formal, xeric, thorns along the petiole, pinnate leaves. Grows 50-60' tall and 50' wide.
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Phoenix dactylifera
Date Palm
Zone 9
Where dates come from, smaller width than other phoenixs', usually booted so that the trunk is diamondy. Fronds grow into a half circle form, very formal. xeric, thorns along the petiole. Grows 50-80' tall and 20-40' wide.
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Phoenix reclinata
Senegal Date Palm
Zone 9
Reckless multi-trunked tree, if not cleaned up turns into dense mass, xeric, thorns along petiole, pinnate leaves. Grows 60' high and wide.
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Ravenala madagascariensis
Travelers Palm
Zone 10
Looks like a bird of paradise but grows 2-d or flat, then fans out at the top. Grows 50-60 high and wide.
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Strelitzia nicolai
Giant Bird of Paradise
Zone 9
White bird of paradise flower, simple large leaf, background tree, or specimin for foliage. Grows 20-30' high and wide.
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Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise
Zone 9
Really pretty orange and blue flower, blooms year round, large leaf, used for massing, and as a specimin for flower and foliage.Grows 3-5' high and wide.
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Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm
Zone 8
Grey skinny trunk, saw blade style thorns along palmate leaf stem. Grows 60-70' high and 5-10' wide.
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Washingtonia filifera
California Fan Palm
Zone 8
Lighter brownish red trunk, thicker and smoother trunk than robusta, and lacyer fronds than the robusta. Grows 40-50' tall and 25' wide.
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Trachycarpus fortunei
Windmill Palm
Zone 8
Orangutan trunk (orangish brown and furry), looks like a windmill from above, specimin for many reasons, not large, framing and formal, grouping, or wild look. Grows 10-20' high and 5-7' wide.
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Chamearops humilis
Mediterranean Fan Palm/ European Fan Palm
Zone 8
Multi-trunked, fan leaf, tiny thorns along the petiole, a little fuzz on the trunk, produces red fruit. Grows 10' high and wide.
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Butia Capitata
Jelly Palm/ Pindo Palm
Zone 8
Pineapple shaped base, frond comes up and curves back down, pinnate leaf, lacey fronds. Grows 15' tall and 10-15' wide.
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