Palm Buyer’s Guide These suggestions are for Southern California. Please investigate the best species for your area.

Tall Palms for Full Sun Medium Palms for Full Sun Short Palms for Full Sun Above 30-35 Feet of Height 15 to 30 Feet of Height 5 to 15 Feet of Height

Archontophoenix species Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Livistona chinensis Allagoptera species Carpentaria species (in tropical areas) Arenga species Livistona muelleri Brahea dulcis , decum- Caryota, single trunk species Bismarckia nobilis Nannorrhops ritchiana bens and others Ceroxylon species Brahea aculeata Polyandrococos caudescens Chamaerops cerifera Pritchardia, various spe- Jubaea chilensis Brahea edulis Chamaerops humilis, cies Livistona species (some) Brahea elegans Pseudophoenix sargentii short clones Phoenix species (some) Butia capitata Ptychosperma elegans Pritchardia, dwarf spe- Ravenea, some sp. Chamaedorea plumosa (coastal) cies Syagrus, some species like oleracea & sancona Chamaerops humilis Ravenea glauca Ravenea hildebrandtii Washingtonia Coccothrinax species Rhopalostylis sapida. Rhapidophyllum hystrix Copernicia species (coastal) Sabal minor Dypsis species, various Sabal species Trachycaprus wagneri- Gaussia maya Syagrus coronata anus Syagrus schizophylla Hedyscepe canteburyana Thrinax species Various Cycad species (coastal) Trachycarpus, some species (not a palm) Howea species Trithrinax acanthocoma Hyophorbe indica Trithrinax campestris Wodyetia species

Tall Shady Palms Short Shady Palms Palms for Hot Desert Areas 12 to 15 (or taller) Feet of Height 3 to 12 Feet of Height

Chamaedorea costaricana, hooperiana Astrocaryum mexi- Lepidorrhachis species Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Chamaedorea glaucifolia canum Licuala species (some) Bismarckia nobilis Chamaedorea linearis Basselinia gracilis Linospadix Brahea species Chamaedorea tepejilote Chamaedorea adscen- monostachya Butia species Dypsis species, some dens Lytocaruym weddel- Chamaerops humilis 'green form' Hedyscepe species Chamaedorea cataracta- lianum Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera Howea forsteriana rum Pinanga species, various Dypsis species (some Laccospadix australasica Chamaedorea elegans Rhapis excelsa Jubaea chilensis Pinanga species, some (can get to six feet) Rhapis species (some) Livistona species Ptychosperma species, some Chamaedorea ernesti- Phoenix species Rhapis humilis augustii Roystonea species (??) Rhopalostylis species Chamaedorea metallica Sabal species Synecanthus fibrosus Chamaedorea micro- Syagrus species (some) spadix Trachycarpus species Chamaedorea radicalis Chamaedorea stolonif- era Chamaedorea tuerck- heimii Chuniophoenix species Johannesteijsmannia

Palms for Cold Winter Areas Palms To Create Privacy Good Indoor Palms 23˚F or Below

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Livistona species, other Chaemaedorea species. Livistona species Archontophoenix species, multiples Arenga engleri Nannorrhops ritchiana various Ptychosperma elegans Areca species (tropical) Brahea aculeata, armata Phoenix canariensis Chambeyronia species Ptychosperma species Arenga engleri Brahea edulis, nitida Phoenix reclinata (some) (some) Brahea species other Phoenix sylvestris Caryota mitis or single trunk species with lower Hedyscepe Rhapis excelsa Butia “bonnetii”, capitataa Phoenix theophrastii palms below Butia eriospatha & others Rhapidophyllum hystrix Howea belmoreana Rhapis humilis Chamaedorea sp. suckering (shade) Calamus carytoides Rhapis excelsa Howea forsteriana Rhapis multifida Chamaerops humilis, cerifera Caryota urens Sabal “riverside", minor Rhapis species, other Dypsis lutescens and some other species Ceroxylon species Sabal, other species Sabal species (possibly) Howea forsteriana, multiples Chamaedorea radicalis Serenoa repens Phoenix reclinata Chamaerops humilis Syagrus romanzoffiana Phoenix sp. other Dypsis decipiens Trachycarpus fortunei, Rhapis species (shade) Jubaea chilensis takil, martianus & others Jubaeopsis caffra Trithrinax acanthocoma Syagrus species, some Livistona australis Trithrinax campestris Other species when planted as multiples Livistona chinensis Washingtonia filifera Livistona decipiens Washingtonia robusta

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