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BY RICARDO HERRERA
Palm Trees can grow up to 100 feet. Palm trees, with their distinctive slender trunks and bursts of fronds, evoke thoughts of tropical beaches, but there are over 2,500 species of palm trees with a variety of different characteristics and interesting facts. The taxonomical name for the palm family is Arecaceae. They all thrive best in warm climates. Some are toweringly tall and others are small enough to grow in a pot.
Palm trees have been useful to humans throughout history. They are mentioned multiple times in both the Bible and the Koran. Jesus was greeted with the honor of laying palms in front of him as he entered Jerusalem, giving us the holy day of Palm Sunday. The palm in this instance symbolized victory. Trees like the coconut palm and the date palm have been favored for their tasty fruit, for instance. The jelly palm of Brazil yields a fruit that tastes similar to apricots.
Not all palm trees are "trees," and not all plants called "palms" are truly palms.Lots of staples come from palm trees. Coconuts are an obvious product of palm trees, but did you know that dates, betel nuts and acai fruit all come from palm trees as well? Palm oil, as its name indicates, also comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree.The tallest palm tree can grow up to 197 feet tall!
What else can I help you with?
Why do the palm trees in Palm Desert have no fronds?
Palms in the desert do in fact have fronds, and example is the Date palm
What is the collective for palm trees?
The collective noun for palm trees is a grove of palm trees.
Are there palm trees in Tasmania?
There are a large number of palms growing in Australia, many native, including the Foxtail Palm, Coconut Palm and the Kentia Palm (native to Lord Howe Island, between Norfolk Is and NSW).
Is there palm trees in Maine?
No. There is not palm trees in the state of Maine. It's to cold for them.
What does the name Palm Springs in California mean?
now this is slightly a guess. but perhaps the name stems from the palms trees all over and shipped into Palm Springs and the fact that they have natural hot springs that are very popular as well. thus combining "palm" trees and Hot "springs" to make palm springs.
Do lagoons have palm trees?
No. Palm trees grow on land, not in the water.
Are palm trees Non-vascular or vascular?
All palm trees are vascular plants. Some palm trees bear fruit such as the coconut palm tree and the date palm tree.
Do palm trees produce sap?
Yes, palm trees do produce sap.
Are apricots grown on trees?
Peaches never grow on palm trees. Only coconuts and palm nuts grow from palm trees.
Are palm trees multicellular?
Palm trees are multicellular
Do all islands have palm trees?
Not all islands have palm trees. The reason palm trees are able to grow on some islands is due to soil and the climate of the area.
Are palm trees toxic to burn?
There are some palm trees which are toxic to burn. One of types of palm tree considered to be toxic is the sago palm tree.
