Below is a list of
palm and palm-related links. They are grouped according to content and we have tried to
include a short synopsis of each site. We make no claims that this is a complete or
comprehensive list, but we would like it to be so. Therefore, if you know of a link that
has anything to do with palms, please e-mail the
webmaster.
General palm information
- Palms of the World
Developed and maintained by Mike Maxson of Riverside, California, this is one of
the first palm-oriented websites.
- Palms Online
A highly informative site from Craig Hind in South Africa, presenting detailed
descriptions of numerous palm species, in alphabetical order.
- Daryl's
Palm Page
Good information about palms growing in southeastern Queensland, Australia, by Daryl
O'Connor.
- ParcAPalm
A new palm site from Alix & Magdeleine Hoareau of Saint-Denis, Reunion
Island (in French or English).
- Palms & Other
Tropical Pleasures
Good general palm information from Dr. Henry Donselman, palm specialist.
- PalmWorld
Betrock's page on palms.
- The
Cool Tropics, Palms
Information on palms in the tropics.
- Tree
of Life: Palms
A wonderfully informative site providing phylogenetic information on hundreds of
groups of organisms. The link will take you to the page on palms, but you should check out
other parts of this site as well. Click here to go to the Tree
of Life home page.
- BONAP Arecaceae
Listing
Page listing palm nomenclature.
- Palmae
OmniCyber's synopsis of the Family Palmae, with a nice map showing the distribution of
palms throughout the world.
- Brandt's Palm and
Tropical/Subtropical Tree Page
An alphabetized listing (by botanical name) of trees (mostly tropical and sub-tropical),
palms and a few other plants on the web.
- Palms, Cycads, and Platyceriums
Doug Eckel's palm and cycad home page.
- Steve's
Palm Page
Palms growing in a private garden in Hawaii.
Regional palm information
- Palms and Gardens in the
south-west of Europe
Javier Segura's new palm site for western Europe (in English).
- Palmeras y Jardines en el Suroeste de
Europa
Javier Segura's new palm site for western Europe (in Spanish).
- The North
American and Caribbean Palms, Arecaceae (Palmae)
List of palms of North America and the Caribbean.
- Palms for
Southern California
Best palms for California.
- Southern
California Palms & Cycads
Photos of palms and cycads growing in southern California.
- Information
on Palms in Florida
Site contains a lot of information on palms of Florida.
- Ornamental Palms for North
Florida
Department of Environmental Horticulture sheet by Robert J. Black
has a table of selected palms, lethal yellowing information, planting and fertilizing
recommendations.
- Ornamental Palms
for Central Florida
Another Department of Environmental Horticulture sheet by Robert J.
Black.
- Ornamental Palms
for South Florida
Another Department of Environmental Horticulture sheet by Robert J.
Black.
- The
Carpentaria Palm: A Fast-Growing Palm for South Florida
IFAS publication by Dr. Alan W. Meerow about an elegant palm for
Florida landscaping.
- Salt Tolerant
Palms for Florida
Excerpt from the IFAS publication Salt Tolerant Plants for
Florida by Robert J. Black.
- Trees of
the Maritime Forest - Sabal palmetto
Fact Sheet from North Carolina State University about the native
cabbage, or sabal palm, Sabal palmetto.
- The
Palm Reader
A manual for growing palms outdoors in the southeastern US; compiled by the members of the
Southeastern Palm and Exotic Plant Society.
- Palm Growing in the
Southeast
A new site by Donald Coleman in Waynesboro, Georgia.
- Tree Selector
for the Houston & Gulf Coast Area
Your guide to selecting the right species for Houston and the Gulf coast.
- The
Palms of Moapa
This site was set up as a plea to help save the ancient palm groves (native species, Washingtonia
filifera) of Moapa, Nevada. Please sign the petition when you go there.
- Coconut
Palms in Belize - Types/Diseases/Statistics
This site, written by Chris Berlin, has photographs of 'Jamaica
Tall,' 'Maypan,' 'Malayan,' and 'MayJam' varieties of coconut palms as well as a
description of Lethal Yellowing in Belize.
- Plants of the
Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Listing of plants native to the region provided by the Rio Dulce, Guatemala, Information Web Site;
includes descriptions of coconut palm and palms in general.
- Boca Joe's
Home Page
This site will take you on a virtual journey of Boca Joe's tropical travels in
Florida, which he calls FLORADAYS.
- Saw-palmetto: an Ecologically
and Economically Important Native Palm
Article by George Tanner, J. Jeffrey Mullahey, and David Maehr, of the University of
Florida's Department of Wildlife, Ecology & Conservation.
- Product Abstract: Saw
Palmetto
Life Extension Foundation's view on the benefits of saw
palmetto extract.
- Saw palmetto extract (Serenoa
repens) from Sittee River Red Hill Limited/Belize
Another advertisement for the benefits of saw palmetto extract.
- Texas
Sabal Palms
Eric Huebner and Brian Zilar's site that desribes the factors contributing to the dramatic
range decline of the Texas sabal palm, Sabal texana, as well as its current
management practices.
Hardy palm information
- Growing Hardy Palms
Leonard Holmes' cold-hardy palm page; contains information for growing palms in
Virginia.
- Hardy Palms for Cold Rhode
Island
This site is extremely informative regarding growing palms in cold climates. Also
included are photo galleries of palms that can be grown outside or in containers in the
Northeast.
- T.
J. Walters - The Hardiest Palms
This is an extensive and highly informative site, where you can find information
on the hardiest palms, winter protection, and public sightings of cold-tolerant palms. You
can also view a photo Gallery and a USDA zone map, as well as check out the cold-hardy
palm list, palm and seed sources list, and palm links.
- Growing Sabal
minor in Central New Jersey
Just as the title suggests, this page gives information on growing Sabal
minor in New Jersey.
- Charismatic
Megaflora!
Information on growing palms in Maryland.
- Hardy
Citrus & Palm Page
Here is some good general information on growing citrus and palms in the high
desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- The
Hardiest Palm
This site presents Mark Glickman's argument for awarding the 'hardiest palm'
title to Rhapidophyllum histrix, rather than to Trachycarpus fortunei.
- Hardy Palm Trees and
Ferns around DC
This site showcases both palm trees and ferns that can survive the often snowy winters of
the Washington, DC area.
- The
Cool Tropics
Peter Hueppi's cold-hardy information for palms, cycads, and tropicals.
- Cold-Rating Data Base
(CRDB) on Hardy Palms
This site is a searchable index of minimum temperatures for palms, cycads, and
tropicals.
- Southern Accents
Cold hardy palms for South Jersey.
- Exotic Plants in a Cool
Climate
Good general information on the common cold-hardy palms--and other exotic plants.
- Minimum
Temperatures for Palms
Nice list of minimum temperatures for many palm species by Cycads-N-Palms Nursery in
Fallbrook, CA.
Palm propagation, culture, care, diseases, and
economic uses
- Palm
Production & Culture Resources
This is the main page (IFAS) for many of the links listed in this section.
- Treemart, Inc.'s
General Guides Page
This page includes a tree Planting Guide
- Palm Seed Germination
Information from the Hawaiian Extension Service.
- Palm
Seed Germination
Another site discussing germination of palms; by Alan Meerow of the Ft. Lauderdale REC
center.
- Planting
a Palm Tree
IFAS publication by Henry Donselman.
- Time of Year vs. Establishment of Palms
A Fact Sheet prepared by Dr. Henry Donselman, Palm Specialist.
- Planting
Depth and Plant Survival
Botanical Creations Landscape Company's recommendations.
- Pruning Palms
Excerpt from the IFAS publication Pruning Landscape Trees and
Shrubs, by Edward F. Gilman and Robert J. Black.
- Transplanting
Palms
Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center Document by Alan W.
Meerow and Timothy K. Broschat discusses avoiding transplant failure and optimum
preparation steps for transplanting specimen palms.
- Container
production of palms
Another informative page by Alan W. Meerow.
- Nutritional
Disorders in Container-Grown Palms
Excerpt from the IFAS publication Palm Nutrition Guide, by
Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow.
- Palm Nutrition Guide
IFAS reprint outlining an optimal program of maintenance for Florida
palms, by Timothy K Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, IFAS, Fort Lauderdale Research &
Education Center.
- Why aren't your palms green?
An article (in TropicLine) by Dr. Timothy Broschat of the Ft. Lauderdale REC.
- A Simple
Guide to Plant Nutrients: Their function and deficiency symptoms
Botanical Creations Landscape Company's recommendations.
- Introduction
to Indoor Palms
Good introductory information for those wishing to grow palms indoors; by Henry Donselman,
Palm Specialist.
- Indoor
Light Levels for Palms
A list of genera listed by their light requirements; compiled by Henry Donselman, Palm
Specialist.
- HortDigest
The January, 1999, issue is dedicated to indoor palms; edited by Derek Burch, Ph.D.
- Indoor Plants
Good general overview of the care of indoor plants by the University of Georgia College of
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension Service, with some mention
of palms.
- Ganoderma Butt Rot of Palms in Florida
Article from TROPICLINE, Horticulture Newsletter of the IFAS, Fort
Lauderdale Research & Education Center, by Monica L. Elliott and Timothy K. Broschat,
concerning an important and deadly disease afflicting palms in Florida.
- Lethal Yellowing of Palm Trees in Florida
This Department of Ornamental Horticulture Fact Sheet gives a
history of the disease which devastated Florida's coconut palm plantings along with
important facts when considering which palm to plant. By Henry Donselman, Assistant
Professor and Extension Specialist, Lethal Yellowing; Department of Ornamental
Horticulture, IFAS.
- Lethal
Yellowing of Palms
Another page with good information on LY; by F. W. Howard & Nigel A. Harrison of Ft.
Lauderdale REC.
- Center
for Information on Coconut Lethal Yellowing (CICLY)
CICLY is intended to act as a discussion center and clearing-house for information about lethal yellowing and similar diseases of coconut and other palm
species.
- Stem and Frond Necrosis of Palm
Central Florida Research Station pathology circular by J. J.
McRitchie.
- Phytophthora
Bud Rot
A Fact Sheet prepared by Dr. Henry Donselman, Palm Specialist.
- Gliocladium,
or Pink Rot
A Fact Sheet prepared by Dr. Henry Donselman, Palm Specialist.
- Diseases Of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
Common names of diseases from the American Phytopathological
Association.
- Disease Index for Phoenix,
Sabal, and Washingtonia Species
Good information for common diseases of common palms.
- Online
Guide to Plant Disease Control, Botrytis blight of palm
Oregon State University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology listing of the symptoms
and control of botrytis blight (gray mold) of palms.
- Viruses
of Plants -- Known Susceptibilities of Palmae
Plant Viruses Online list of viruses known to infect palms.
- Pests
of Florida Palms
Common pests of palms in Florida are discussed. Although under construction, there is some
good information here.
- Pests
of Palms in Florida and the Caribbean
A self-guided slide presentation of palm diseases presented by Alan Meerow and Thomas J.
Weissling of the Ft. Lauderdale REC--highly recommended!
- Rodents
in Your Palms
A "true story" by Henry Donselman, Palm Specialist.
- Palm (Sugar) Trees
Good information on the importance of the 'palm sugar trees', (probably Borassus
flabellifer) in Sathingphra Peninsula, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
- The
Date, Phoenix dactylifera
This page appears to be a foundation for a university course entitled
Evolution of Crop Plants, taught by Paul Gepts at the University of California-Davis. Some
really great information and photos are provided on the production of dates in the
rainless belt between 15 and 35 N latitude in Sahara and southern fringe of the Near East
(Arabia Peninsula, southern Iraq, Jordan, etc.).
- Biotechnology
and Date Palm Development
A short synopsis of the applications of recent advances in biotechnology as
applied in the date palm development program at Wye College, University of London.
- OIL PALM - Market
Information
Market outlook for palm oil provided by the Agricultural Research & Advisory
Bureau (ARAB), Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
- Diversification of
the Sugar and Palm Oil Industries: Indonesia, Part I: Survey of Energy and Product
Investment Options
Report prepared for Biomass Energy Systems and Technologies (BEST) by Winrock
International, Arlington, VA.
- Sago
Palm
The Japanese Society of Sago Palm Studies webpage.
- Pupunha (Bactris gasipaes) -- Species Description
In-depth description of the pupunha, or peach palm of South America.
- Introduction
and Evaluation of Pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes) for Palm Heart Production in Hawaii
Online version of the following article: Clement, C.R., R.M. Manshardt, J. DeFrank, F.
Zee, and P. Ito. 1993. Introduction and evaluation of pejibaye (Bactris
gasipaes) for palm heart production in Hawaii. p. 465-472. In: J. Janick and
J.E. Simon (eds.), New crops. Wiley, New York.
- Bactris
gasipaes
Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Plant Products' listing of sites related to
the peach palm, Bactris gasipaes (includes the two links above).
- Botanical
Dermatology Database (BoDD) on Palmae (Arecaceae)
Listing of the some of the dermatological problems that can be caused by palms.
Palm societies with their own pages
IPS chapters
International chapters
North American chapters
German palm sites (list provided by Tobias W. Spanner)
- Europäische Palmen
Gesellschaft
- Botanischer Garten der
Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitt Bonn, Germany
- Botanischer Garten der TH
Darmstadt, Germany
- Botanischer Garten der
Technische Universitt Dresden, Germany
- Botanischer
Garten der Universitt D¸sseldorf, Germany
- Forstlehrgarten Universitt
Freiburg (Germany)
- Botanischer Garten der
Justus-Liebig-Universitt Gieþen, Germany.
- Der Botanische Garten in Gttingen,
Universitt Gttingen (Germany)
- Botanischer Garten
der Universitt Heidelberg (Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg), Germany,
(gopher).
- Botanisches Garten der
Universitt Hohenheim (Botanical Garden of the University of Hohenheim), Germany
- Botanisches Institut und
Botanischer Garten der Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel, (Botanical Institute of
the University of Kiel), Germany
- Botanischer Garten Universitt Leipzig
(Botanical Garden of the University of Leipzig), Germany
- Botanischer
Garten München-Nymphenburg (Botanical Garden of the University of München-Nymphenburg),
Germany
- Botanischer Garten der Universitt
Oldenburg, Germany
- Botanischer Garten der Universitt
Osnabrück, Germany
- Botanischer
Garten der Universitt Regensburg (Germany). An article from the university's
newsletter.
- Botanischer Garten der Universitt
Ulm (Germany). Here you can find SysTax -- Botanical Garden Information
System. This database system can be used for systematic and taxonomic work as well
as for the administration of botanical gardens and herbaria.
- Forstbotanischer
Garten Tharandt (Technische Universitt Dresden, Germany). Botanical garden
concentrating on the cultivation of trees. The web site gives lists of the species
cultivated, and there is also an Index Seminum list.
- German Clearing House Mechanism:
Botanical Gardens in Germany
- Institut für
Allgemeine Botanik und Botanischer Garten, Universitt Hamburg, Germany
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut f¸r
Biowissenschaften mit Botanischem Garten Würzburg, Botanical Garden of the
University of W¸rzburg, Germany.
- Palmengarten der Stadt
Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
- Verband Botanischer Grten e.V.
(Germany) The association of the German botanical gardens.
- Westflische
Wilhelms-Universitt, M¸nster: Botanischer Garten (Germany)
- Ökologisch-Botanischer
Garten der Universitt Bayreuth, Germany (inside a document describing also the
other departments of the university).
French palm sites
- Fous de
Palmiers
Le site officiel de l'association 'Fous de Palmiers'. Membre francophone de l'IPS',
Internation Palm Society.
- Amoureux de Palmiers
Philosophie des amateurs de palmiers, leur nécessité de s'associer, pour se faire
connaitre et augmenter ainsi l'attrait pour
les palmiers.
Private and public gardens
Commercial nurseries, seed vendors, and
landscaping companies
- Redland Nursery
John DeMott
18455 SW 264th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
(305) 248-5109
- Searle Brothers Nursery
Jeff Searle
6640 S.W. 172 Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33331
(954) 434-7681
- Albert Livingston Tree Farms
Albert Livingston
31501 SW 197tn Ave.
Homestead, FL 33030
(305) 246-3581
- South Coast
Palms
Gary Wood
960 El Caminito
Fallbrook, CA 92028
- Cycads'N'Palms of California
George Sparkman
P.O.Box 1161, Fallbrook,CA 92088-1161
Phone: (760) 723-1324; Fax: (760) 728-4874
- Jungle Music Palms &
Cycads
Phil Bergman
Phone: (619) 291-4605; Fax: (619) 574-1595
Mailing Address: 3233 Brant St., San Diego, CA 92103
Nursery Address: Call for directions, open every Saturday, weekdays by appt.
- K-Palms
Rolf Kyburz
P.O. box 90, Browns Plains 4118 Australia
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