July 2010
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Oil Palm
The Oil Palm is a tropical palm native to West Africa. It yields palm oil which is the world’s second most highly consumed oil.
March 2010
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Alexander Palm
The King palm is an Australian native plant growing to 50-80 with distinct rings around its slender, smouth trunk. Alexander palm develops an attractive crown of feather-like, glossy fronds, a bulging trunk and fragrant cream colored frlowers followed by attractive, round bright red fruits. Keep Alexander palm warm with high humidity and protect it from coldness.Hardiness zones-10 to 11.
January 2010
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Canary Island Palm
A Canary island palm is one of the most popular ornamental trees in the worls. It is widely planted around the world in warm regions. A Canary island palm is aclose relative to the Date palm. it produces fruits which look like small dates. They are very astringent, but not poisonous.
November 2009
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Arecaceae
Arecaceae is a family of flowering plants called palm trees. This family is also called by the name Palmae.There are about three thousand types, growing mostly in the tropics. Only about 150 types grow naturally outside the tropics.
The first records of this family appeared about 80 million years ago.
Arecaceae family is the most known and widely cultivated plant family. A Date palm, Sago...
October 2009
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