The ponytail palm is not a true palm tree but is a member of the asparagus ... Ponytail palms are very slow-growing, so after propagation, they will take a while to get larger and may take up ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Royal palm trees (PHOTO: FERDINAND MWONGELA/ STANDARD) Palm trees are some of the most ...

"Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated ...

Oil palm trees produce less fruit as they age ... Throughout the 1800s, British traders imported African palm oil, using it for a growing number of products, from soap to margarine to candles.

Now researchers say there is a solution that could mitigate the damage. Setting up forests or “tree islands” in large oil palm farms can help restore biodiversity and ecosystems by aiding the natural ...

Aging palms are a growing problem, dropping dried fronds on roadways and disappearing from their sky-high perch. Simply put, many of LA’s legendary palm trees are approaching the end of their ...

Workers in Brazil's poor north-eastern state of Piauí rely on harvesting wax from carnauba palm trees to earn a living. But the power is in the hands of big business who, authorities say ...

It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...