Orlando Palm Trees

Not many things identify a tropical part of the country as much as a palm tree. Few people living in Orlando realize the vast selection of sizes any types available. One can find a palm tree for almost any applications. This table shows the most popular palms used in our area with some basic characteristics. Click on any column to sort the list or any underlined tree to learn more details and view pictures.  Learn about several types of Orlando landscaping designs that can all feature a few of palm tree varieties.

Palm Tree	Cold Hardy	Drought Tolerant	Shade Tolerant
Alexander	Medium	Medium	No
Areca	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bismark	Very cold hardy	Yes	No
Bottle	No	Yes	No
Coconut	No	Yes	Partial
European Fan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fishtail	No	Medium	Medium
Foxtail	Medium	Yes	No
King Sago	Yes	When Mature	Moderately
Lady Palm	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medjoole Date	Yes	Yes	No
Paurotis	Yes	Yes	No
Phoenix Reclinata	Yes	Yes	No
Pindo	Yes	Yes	No
Ponytail Palm	Yes	Yes	Partial
Pygmy Date/ Robellini	Yes	No	No
Queen	Yes	Yes	No
Royal	No	Yes	No
Sabal	Yes	Medium	No
Sylvester	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traveler’s	Medium	Yes	Medium
Windmill	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washingtonia	Yes	Yes	No

 

 

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Use palm trees to beautify the neighborhoods and schools where you live but don’t forget to improve the curriculum and schools as this caller to c-span points out: