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Tropical Palms
Phoenix roebellini
Phoenix roebellini is a small feather palm with light and airy leaves. It looks striking against a blank wall or fence and is often used in foundation plantings. Multiple planting at a building's corners is another use.
Our Pygmy Date Palms are being grown as doubles, triples, and large singles. They now measure over 6 feet tall and are ready for the market. All material is balled and burlapped. Pricing is as singles, doubles, or triples.
Clustering Fishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
Simmons Oak Farms now has Clustering Fishtails from 6' to 8' tall overall. They have a heavy main trunk and lots of branches.
This palm is hardy to zone 9B or about 25 degrees Farenheit. In most areas, it would be best grown in a container or a protected part of the landscape. You can expect a mature clump to be about 15' wide by 20-25' tall. What a striking specimen for your clients!
Our Fishtail Palms are field grown and balled & burlapped.
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Simmons Oak Farms, LLC
21225 Krupala Road * Harlingen, Texas 78550
956.425.5859
California or Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia filiferra or robusta
Washingtonia Palms are probably the most common palm in the Rio Grande Valley. They line our highway system and decorate many of the large buildings and developments.
I have listed this palm both under Cold Hardy and Tropical Palms. The California Fan Palm (which is a little shorter and has a thicker trunk) is more cold tolerant. The Mexican Fan, recognized by its tall, skinny trunk, is only cold hardy to about 20 degrees Farenheit. Some of these died in the 1980's freezes in the Rio Grande Valley.
Washingtonias cross pollinate so many of these palms are hybrids.
Washingtonia filiferra or robusta
Washingtonia Palms are probably the most common palm in the Rio Grande Valley. They line our highway system and decorate many of the large buildings and developments.
I have listed this palm both under Cold Hardy and Tropical Palms. The California Fan Palm (which is a little shorter and has a thicker trunk) is more cold tolerant. The Mexican Fan, recognized by its tall, skinny trunk, is only cold hardy to about 20 degrees Farenheit. Some of these died in the 1980's freezes in the Rio Grande Valley.
Washingtonias cross pollinate so many of these palms are hybrids.
Queen Palm or Cocus Plumosa
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Cocus Plumosa is the most commonly used feather palm in Southern Texas. It has solitary trunks and long, arching leaves.
A fast grower, it is not unusual for a Queen Palm to grow 2 to 2-1/2 feet a year. Used as a specimen, it is especially attractive planted in groups of three. Originally from Southern Brazil and Argentina, this palm is hardy to zone 9B. According to Betrock's Cold Hardy Palms, it is damaged but recovers from 24 degrees temperatures.
These are field grown, balled and burlapped, and sold by the clear trunk foot.