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This cold-hardy, single-trunked palm is easily recognized by its rounded canopy of blue-grey, strongly-recurved, graceful fronds which curve in toward the trunk. The heavy, stocky trunks are covered with persistent leaf bases. Large, showy clusters of orange-yellow, juicy, edible fruits, the size of large dates, are produced and often used to make jams or jellies. The fruit, ripening in summer. This slow-growing palm eventually can eventually reach 20 feet tall. An evergreen tree growing to 6m by 4m at a slow rate. It is in leaf all year. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). Growing in full sun or part shade on a wide variety of soils, including alkaline, pindo palm is moderately salt-tolerant. The Pindo palm can survive hot, windy conditions, asphalt and concrete areas but looks better in good soil with adequate moisture. Click the image to read more!

The attractive little European fan palm has become very popular in recent years, mostly due to its cold hardiness. This small, multi-stemmed, hardy palm is the only one native to Europe, and is hardier than most palms. The curved, clumping, short trunks and gray-green, fan-shaped leaves, borne thickly in a bushy head, make a stunning sculptural element in a garden or patio containers. The fine-textured fronds make the palm stand out from other plants in the landscape. Leaf color on individual plants ranges from light green through silver. Although growth rate is slow, it is well worth the wait since even small Plants will stand out nicely in almost any landscape. By removing suckers from the base of the main trunk, this slightly salt-tolerant palm may also be trained as a single-trunked palm. Since the leaf stalks are spiny, the Fan Palm may also be used as a barrier, planted three to five feet apart. It makes a nice accent plant in a shrub border or in a low-growing groundcover. It can also be planted several feet apart in a mass on a large-scale landscape forming a fine-textured accent area. Growing best in moist rich soil, it is drought- and wind-resistant, and established plants will survive temperatures to 10-degrees F. or below, in full sun or light shade. Plants grow very slowly in the shade. Click the image to read more!

This stately palm often reaches a size of up to 50 – 60 feet in height but is very slow growing. The Canary Island Date Palm is very impressive with its single, upright, thick trunk, topped with a crown of 8 to 15-foot-long, stiff leaves with extremely sharp spines at their bases. The stalks of inconspicuous flowers are replaced with clusters of one-inch-diameter, orange-yellow, date-like, ornamental fruits which ripen in early summer. The trunk can reach a diameter of four feet and is covered with an attractive, diamond-shaped pattern from old leaf scars. The Canary Island Date Palm should be grown in full sun on fertile, moist soil for best growth but is tolerant of any well-drained soil. It can be planted on the inland side of coastal condominiums and large homes due to moderately high salt-tolerance. Click the image to read more!

The Windmill Palm is one of the most cold hardy palms available. It is beautifully compact and grows to heights of 20-40 ft. The erect, single trunk of Windmill Palm is covered with dense, brown, hairlike fibers, and the three-foot-wide, fan-shaped fronds extend from 1.5-foot-long, rough-edged petioles. The trunk appears to be wrapped in burlap. A very slow-growing palm, Windmill Palm can reach 40 feet in height but is often seen much smaller, 10 to 20 feet tall. The Windmill Palm works well as a framing tree, accent, specimen, patio or urn subject. It is ideal for use as an accent in a shady shrub border or by a front entryway. It does well in confined areas and is hardy to 10-degrees F. or lower. The Windmill or Hemp Palm should be grown in shade or partial shade on fertile soil to look its best, but it is also tolerant of full sun on well-drained soils when given ample moisture in the northern part of its range. Plants should be watered faithfully. Protection from harsh winds will minimize leaf tearing, but plants can be used successfully close to the shore, being quite tolerant of salt and wind. There are fine examples of mass plantings where palms are spaced six to 10 feet apart around a patio or sitting area. They have also been used very successfully lining an entry walk to a large building. This adds a formal elegance to any structure, especially one with a glass facade. Click the image to read more!

The Desert Fan Palm can commonly be seen at 40 to 50 feet but is capable of soaring to 80 feet in height. Also known as the Washington Palm, it is quickly recognized as the much-used, straight, single-trunked street palm of years past. The lower leaves persist on the tree after they die, forming a dense, brown, shaggy covering below the living, bright green, broad, fan-shaped leaves, giving it the sometimes common name of the Petticoat Palm. Washington Palm makes a dramatic statement in the large landscape and creates a striking accent for multi-storied homes. Washington Palm needs full sun for best growth but will endure some shade while young. It will tolerate poor soil and drought, and is hardy to about 20-degrees F. The Washingtonia filifera is shorter, has a thicker trunk, and is better suited for planting in dry urban landscapes, such as in Texas. They reportedly suffer and often die from root rot when irrigated. Click the image to read more!

Compact tree with clusters of large, fragrant, semi-double pale pink blooms that smother the branches in late spring. This upright, columnar Japanese cherry is one of the best ornamental trees for a small garden. It will thrive in any soil but does need plenty of sunshine to flower well. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker. Cut back any dead, diseased or branches which cross to healthy wood. Fully hardy, average growth rate and tolerates most soils. Click the image to read more!

This is the sweet cherry we have all grown to love in pies and other baked goods. Provide good drainage in an acidic soil for best growth. Select a different plant if soil is poorly drained, but otherwise cherry adapts to clay or loam. However, this plant is more tolerant of flooding than other members of the Prunus genus tested. Roots should be kept moist and should not be subjected to prolonged drought. Masses of long-lasting, double white blossom appear in mid-spring with the new leaves, followed by small reddish fruit. Dark green leaves turn rich, vibrant red in autumn. Pyramid shape becoming rounded with age makes it an ideal plant for a woodland garden or as an avenue tree. Click the image to read more!

A very popular, vigorous, upright deciduous tree with stiff ascending branches which are covered with young coppery-red leaves in spring, turning green in summer. Masses of clusters of fully double purple-pink flowers 1.5-2ins (4-5cm) across appear before the leaves during the latter half of April. An ornamental cherry ideal for small, urban gardens or one where space is restricted. Reaches 25ft x 18ft (7.6m-5.5m) in 20 years, ultimate height 30ft (9m). Click the image to read more!

It's like having two landscape trees in one: Callery pear is a spectacularly showy tree in spring when it is covered with clusters of white flowers and again in fall when its leaves turn bright yellow, mahogany and red. This is a pear tree grown for its flowers and fall foliage, and not for an edible fruit. The deciduous leaves are oval, 2-3 in (5-7.6 cm) long, leathery and lustrous green, turning shades of yellow, orange, purple and red in fall. They persist on the tree into early winter after most deciduous trees have shed their leaves. The flowers are about 1 in (2.5 cm) across and arranged in clusters of a dozen or so, each cluster about 3 in (7.6 cm) across. They appear before and with the leaves in early spring, and completely cover the tree so that all you see is white. Most cultivars will reach 30-50 ft (9-15.2 m) in height. Click the image to read more!

Willow-leaved pear is a small, oval-rounded, ornamental pear tree which typically reaches only 10-15' tall and features silvery, weeping foliage. Foliage emerges silver in spring but gradually turns silvery green as the growing season progresses. Weeping form provides excellent winter interest. Pink-tipped buds open to creamy white flowers in dense corymbs in early spring. Flowers are followed by small, greenish-yellow pears (to 1.5" long) which are of little ornamental significance or practical value. This cultivar is very similar to P. salicifolia 'Pendula' and may in fact be identical. Click the image to read more!