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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