Evergreen id. 14

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.

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.

Dicksonia antarctica

Tasmanian Tree Fern

Zone 9

Grows upward, thicker trunks than australian tree fern, stiff pinnate leaf. Grows 15' tall and 10' wide.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.