FUN FACTS
~Palms are known as the "Tree of the Bible"
~Know as the "Princes of the Vegetable Kingdom"
~Have become less widespread over time
~The leaves of palms are called "fronds"
~Palm trunks do not get larger in width but in height
~There are palms with a trunk as big as pencil in width
~The fruit of the coconut palm is the largest seed in the world
~The Raffia Palm has the world's largest leaves, it can be around 66ft long
~Know as the "Princes of the Vegetable Kingdom"
~Have become less widespread over time
~The leaves of palms are called "fronds"
~Palm trunks do not get larger in width but in height
~There are palms with a trunk as big as pencil in width
~The fruit of the coconut palm is the largest seed in the world
~The Raffia Palm has the world's largest leaves, it can be around 66ft long
~Tallest palm species is the Wax Palm, it can grow to be over 200 ft, and it is found around mountains in the tropics. It produces wax found in candles and soap.
~Needle Palm can be found as far North as New York City and bare temperatures up to 20 degrees below zero degrees.
~ Oil can be extracted from palm trees
~Categorized by leaf shape. The pinnate leaf is feather shaped and the palmate is fan shaped.
~Smallest palm tree can grow up to 12ft tall but usually grows only up to 6ft and its called the Lady Palm
~Needle Palm can be found as far North as New York City and bare temperatures up to 20 degrees below zero degrees.
~ Oil can be extracted from palm trees
~Categorized by leaf shape. The pinnate leaf is feather shaped and the palmate is fan shaped.
~Smallest palm tree can grow up to 12ft tall but usually grows only up to 6ft and its called the Lady Palm