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Bayleaf Meadows

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I am very interested in palm trees. I am amazed at the wide variety there are. I don't know if all of the trees have edible fruit. The two edible ones I know are coconut palm and date palm. Then there is a different one for palm oil. What kind of palm trees does your grandfather grow? Here are some photos of the varieties I saw in the Caribbean-
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Hello and thanks for sharing. We have the same palm we have, But there are types of palm tree the same shape and different dates and has many names, not known only experienced We have the types of them and the number exceeds 1500 palm trees. Also, palm trees are planted at homes, public parks and public roads.

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I am very interested in palm trees. I am amazed at the wide variety there are. I don't know if all of the trees have edible fruit. The two edible ones I know are coconut palm and date palm. Then there is a different one for palm oil. What kind of palm trees does your grandfather grow? Here are some photos of the varieties I saw in the Caribbean-

Sago and Queen (Majesty) are pretty popular here and will grow good in well drained soil. About 60 -90 days after hurricane Ike, there were little palm tree sprouting up all over Bolivar peninsula and I dug up 4 and brought back to my place. Planted one in the yard and 3 down on a peninsula on my pond but the beaver kept the ones at the pond eat down to the ground. The one in the yard is hanging on but the Sept flood was hard on it. They are slow growers and don't need as much water as you might think. Might not survive the winter cold in your latitude tho. They need full sun too.
Keeping the dead fronds trimmed off is an arduous task and somewhat dangerous. They have sawtooth stems on each frond and as they fall, are pretty heavy.
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Avoid saw palmetto..you'll never get rid of them.
 
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