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Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [ 3]
Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephant's foot[ 4] or ponytail palm, [ 5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species was native to numerous states of eastern Mexico but is now confined to the state of Veracruz. [ 1][ 6] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms ( Arecaceae ).
Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, [ 4] Montezuma cypress, [ 5] or ahuehuete, [ 5] is a species of Taxodium that is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States. [ 6] Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means "upright drum ...
The Mexican palmetto ( Sabal mexicana) is a close relative of the cabbage palmetto that is native to southern Texas and northern Mexico. Dwarf palmetto ( Sabal minor) is considered hardy to USDA zone 6b, like the needle palm. It can tolerate short periods of temperatures as low as −18 °C (0 °F).
Desert Board uses the palm tree waste left over from pruning to create a construction material named Palm Strand Board (PSB), which can replace plywood in furniture, flooring, walls, doors and ...
Palm trees aren’t the most practical choice for these conditions. They’ll be swapped out for trees that provide more shade and use less water. According to the LA Times, the palms won’t ...
Sabal guatemalensis Becc. Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc. Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, [ 5] Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. [ 4] The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico ."
Phoenix canariensis is a large, solitary palm, 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall, occasionally growing to 40 m (131 ft). The leaves, typically around 75 to 125 in number (but the record is for a tree on the French Riviera which bore 443 green, fresh leaves at one time), [3] are pinnate, 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, with 80–100 leaflets on each side of the central rachis.