Date palm seeds have garnered a reputation for being a little difficult to germinate, so you can help the process along by slightly scraping away the seed's exterior layer.

Palm trees are the signature plants that define South Florida's lush, tropical landscapes and the pygmy date palm is frequently used as a landscape focal point.

My response was this graceful little palm is a single-trunk species that nurseries typically grow as three plants per pot. In fact, it’s difficult to find a single-trunked dwarf date (aka pygmy ...

The smallest of the common Phoenix palms, the pygmy date (Phoenix roebelenii) grows just 10 feet tall in sun or moderate shade, where its feathery canopy can carry more than 50 leaves. Native to ...

Q: I have a date palm in a large pot on our front porch. This plant did well in summer, but now the fronds are turning brown. - J.Y., The Woodlands A: I assume you have a pygmy date palm as this ...

We often see pygmy date palms in home landscapes, but we seldom see the tree that produces the edible date. This is the palm referred to in the Bible and Quran and has been in cultivation for ...

Why date-palm seeds can remain viable for so long, no one is quite sure. The seeds are physically tough and, because they are adapted to the desert, especially tolerant of drying out.