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Palm Trees
This is a palm tree that can grow up to 25m in height, with a brownish trunk which can measure up to 60 cm in diameter. The leaves are alternate, measuring between 2 to 3 metres and the stem tends to fall downwards, they are pinnate and finely divided, giving the leaf a feathery aspect, leading it to be called the feathery coconut tree. They are ideal for decorating the garden especially in water areas (swimming pool or pond), or to bring elegance to an avenue.
Brahea Armata
This palm tree can reach a height of up to 15m, and has a solid trunk. Its clearly bluish leaves are between 1 and 2 metres wide, with large petioles. The palms are hard and plentiful, forming a hairy layer along the trunk. The cluster of flowers can be seen beyond the crown, reaching up to 5m in length, appearing every two years.
Chamaerops Humilis
Chamaerops humilis, known as palmetto, is the only species of palm tree (i.e., of the palm family) which is native to continental Europe and the only species of the Chamaerops genus. It is a charismatic species, found in abundance throughout the Spanish Mediterranean coast, the hearts of which are eaten although it is not a commercialized product.
Cyca Revoluta
Cycas revoluta is a plant which originated in southern Japan and is a paradigmatic example of false palms or cycads. In Spain it grows freely along the coastal ridges and especially in the Mediterranean area although it can cope with quite cold temperatures too. It is ideal as an outdoor palm in practically the whole of Europe.
Phoenix Canariensis
This is a large palm tree (10-30 m. in height), with a thick (feather grass), very leathery trunk. Its leaves (palms) are dense, webbed tufts and can measure between 2 to 3 metres in length. The flowers can be found in thick orange bunches. The smallest fruit are non-edible dates. It inhabits the lower areas of the Canary Islands, normally at heights of between 10 and 500 m above sea level, forming part of the native vegetation.
Phoenix Dactilifera
Phoenix dactylifera, known as the date palm, common palm or Phoenix palm is a palm tree whose edible fruit is the date and probably originated in Southeast Asia. It is best planted from spring (once the frosty periods have passed) to the middle of summer.
Rhapis Excelsa
It has bunched stems which make large colonies, reaching a size of 3m high and 1.5m in diameter. It is covered with many pods and fibrous leaves. The flowers, which can be found between the leaves, are branched with tubular bracts, shafts of 26 cm. and rachillas at 11 cm. The 6mm male flowers have the sepals together in a tube and the petals together in a tubular crown. The yellow balloon-shaped oval fruit measures 1 x 0.8 cm. Although it is an outdoor plant, in Europe it is used as an indoor plant as it prefers to be in the semi-shade.
Trachycarpus Fortuney
A species of the Aceraceae family, this tree is originally from central and Eastern China but can be found planted as an ornamental plant in all temperate zones, and it is also very common in Mediterranean countries as it is highly resistant to the both the cold and high temperatures. It can survive temperatures as low as -20º.
Trachycarpus Wagnerianus
It is unknown where this palm tree originated – it may have come from Korea or Japan, and it is considered to be just a variation of Trachycarpus fortunei, the difference being that its leaves are a lot smaller and straighter and it grows at a much slower rate, especially in the initial stages of growth.
Washingtonia Robusta
(Individual Plant)
This is a palm tree from the Arecaceae family, with a robust trunk, slender and simple, growing to between 15 to 25 m tall, thicker at the base, coated by bits of fallen leaves which form a pretty interwoven design which disappears over time. It has fanned leaves with white long threads as a young tree which disappears as it ages, split in the middle with hanging segments and long prickly edged petioles.
Washingtonia Robusta
(Plants Group)
This is a palm tree from the Arecaceae family, with a robust trunk, slender and simple, growing to between 15 to 25 m tall, thicker at the base, coated by bits of fallen leaves which form a pretty interwoven design which disappears over time. It has fanned leaves with white long threads as a young tree which disappears as it ages, split in the middle with hanging segments and long prickly edged petioles.
Washingtonia Filifera
Also called the Californian Washingtonia, this is a tree species from the Aceraceae family. Together with the Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera and Chamaerops humilis, it is one of the main species of palm trees used in gardening in Mediterranean climates. Its main characteristics that differentiate it from the Phoenix genus is that its leaves are palmate (its leaflets all come out radially from the same point in the edge of the petiole instead of appearing along the main shaft like a feather) and the trunk is a lot thinner and taller (more than 15 m).