Betrocks Guide To Landscape Palms

Download or read book Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms written by Alan W. Meerow and published by Ball Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape palms are a universal symbol of the tropics and are receiving more attention than ever before. In full-color, 102 species of palms are illustrated, and the first section of the book is an encyclopedia of these species. Given are scientific name, common name, subfamily, tribe, origin, hardiness zone, typical height, growth rate, salt and drought tolerance, soil and light requirements, uses, propagation, and more. Characteristics of each palm are listed including leaf size and color, trunk or stem characteristics, flowers and fruits, and other attributes.