Q: I have a palm tree that is starting to shed its outer layer. It looks terrible. We were told about 10 years ago not to skin palm trees because of borers. Is this correct? A: I am not sure which ...

There are dozens of species of cold-hardy palms, the signature plant of beach vacations and tropical getaways, that will grow in states well above the Sun Belt. In fact, there are a few that can ...

Few palms have problems with extreme heat, but my top palm choices for general toughness and cold-hardiness are the windmill palm and the needle palm.

A palm tree that large is most likely the hardy windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) and the longer this type of palm survives, the tougher it becomes in the cold weather.

If ‘cold hardy’ is not the first characteristic one associates with the Windmill Palm in Southern California, it is because it just doesn’t get cold enough here. But see this tree ...