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
- Insect pests and diseases of palms
Programs & Information
Publications & Web Pages
- Normal Abnormalities of Palms
- Caring for Hurricane-Damaged Palms (15KB pdf)
- Container Production of Palms
- Palm Problems Key - UF
- Palm Diseases
- Palm Problems: Field and Laboratory Diagnosis
- Palm Nutrition Guide
- Palm Portrait Gallery
- Palm Seed Germination
- Pruning Palms
- Transplanting Palms
- Cold Damage on Palms
- Symptoms of Diseases and Disorders – UF/USDA
- Screening Aid to Insect Pests
- Key to Identify Commonly Cultivated Palms
- A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms in the United States and Caribbean
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