A Coconut palm (Cocos Nucifera), meaning a nut bearing tree, is a palm tree producing coconuts. Coconut palm is associated with beaches and tropical places. Coconut palms often grow on the beach. Cocos Nucifera has no relatives. It is considered the most useful palm tree in the world. There are thousands uses for this palm tree. The fruits of Coconut palms have been harvested for thousands of years.A Coconut is full of vitamins, minerals, protein and calories.The leaves of the Coconut palm is used for thatching in the tropics.
Hardy palm trees are beautiful, tropical ornamentals that can thrive in northern regions. It is easy to grow them and keep lush tropical look. Consider the Date Palm, Sabal palm, Pindo palm, Canary Island Palm, Washington palm, Queen Palm and Sago palm.
A Royal palm is a beautiful flowering palm tree which is planted in the tropical and subtropical regions in the parks, gardens, along street and avenues.
A Royal palm tree produces beautiful flowers from the top of the trunk to down the stem at the end of Spring and during the Summer. Male and female flowers are on the same plants. Flowers are small, off-white and inconspicuous.
Flowers transform into small, round, light purple fruits. They are used ot make beverages and soft drinks.
After flowering palm trees produce fruits. Most of them produce not edible, insignificant and small fruits. However, some of them produce commercially important fruits. The most well-known palm trees fruits are coconuts, dates and fruits of oil palms which produce edible oil.
