How tall palm trees can grow

Pygmy Outdoors Moderate 12 to 15ft Full or Partial Dwarf palm with curving trunk and has a dense, full crown. Grows up to 6 to 12 feet tall Ponytail Outdoors Slow 5ft Full or Partial Swollen trunk that looks almost like a bulb with hair like leaves that grow from the top like a ponytail.

Grows up to 10 to 15 feet tall. Queen Outdoors Moderate 15 to 25ft Moderate Single trunked palm with glossy bright green leaves and a drooping canopy.

Has ornamental orange dates on them and grows to about 25 to 50 feet tall. Coconut Outdoors Slow 22ft Full or Partial Grows about 20 to 30 feet tall, has grey ringed bark and large crown of fronds.

Grows up to 8 to 15 feet tall. Areca Outdoors Moderate 3 to 5ft Full or Partial Has a smooth silver green trunk with creamy white blooms on them. They also produce orange ornamental fruits on them called betel nuts.

The fronds of the tree are yellowish green and grow into an upward butterfly look. Type of Palm: Queen Palm Growing Zone outdoors Annual Growth Moderate Spacing 15 to 25 feet Sun Full: 6 to 8 hours Characteristics Single-trunked palm with glossy bright green leaves and a drooping canopy, along with ornamental orange dates. Type of Palm: Areca Palm Growing Zone outdoors Annual Growth Moderate Spacing 3 to 5 feet Sun Full or Partial: 4 to 8 hours Characteristics Smooth silver-green trunk with creamy white blooms, as well as orange ornamental fruits on them called betel nuts.

How to Plant Palm Trees When planting in a container, select a pot with drainage holes on the bottom and one that's 2 to 3 times the size of the root ball, leaving room for those roots to get established. How Do Palm Trees Grow? Grows up to 10 to 20 feet tall, Single trunk with fan shaped fronds. Round Canopy with blue-grey fronds. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads.

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Learn about our editorial process. Share Twitter Pinterest Email. Environment Weather Outdoors Conservation. Your Privacy Rights. Note that some of these palms prefer shade as they typically grow under the canopies of larger trees in the wild. Considered a fantastic house plant for beginners, the sago palm also does well in container gardens and planted directly in soil outdoors. While they can tolerate low light, bright light is preferred.

Take care not to overwater them as root rot is their enemy. These palms are happy with partial to full sun and in a variety of watering conditions soggy soil being an exception. Note that the base of the fronds have thorns on them.

The tree produces bright orange fruit known as pindo dates which are used to make jelly because of their naturally high pectin content some people use these dates to make wine. These palms need good drainage and can handle full or partial sun. Now this is a pretty and compact palm with a full head of cascading leaves that should probably be considered more for use in Southern California gardens.

This is a tree perfect for residential gardens with height restrictions where the pygmy date palm might seem too short. The Parlor Palm makes an amazing, low maintenance house plant that is tough to kill but as you can see, it does well outside, too.

This palm likes regular water but can tolerate periods of drought.