Palm Production & Maintenance

The University of Florida - Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center is an internationally-recognized center for research on ornamental palms. Program efforts include:

• Improved landscape practices for palm maintenance
• Mineral nutrition of palms
• Pathology of palm diseases and disorders
• Trial of new palm species for horticultural use

Programs & Information

Publications & Web Pages

• Caring for Hurricane-Damaged Palms (15KB pdf)
• Container Production of Palms (112KB pdf)
• Key to Common Landscape Palm Disorders & Diseases (59KB pdf)
• Palm Diseases & Plant Pathology
• Palm Nutrition Guide
• Palm Portrait Gallery
• Palm Seed Germination
• Pests of Palms in Florida and the Caribbean Region (5.18MB pdf)
• Transplanting Palms
• Treating Cold-damaged Palms

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