Strengthening our Community Tree Canopy Through Education Module #5: Palm Anatomy Laura Sanagorski, Environmental Horticulture Extension Faculty
Strengthening Our Community Tree Canopy 2012 Urban Forestry Series This series is a part of a project titled “Strengthening Our Community Tree Canopy Through Education”. This project is made possible by a grant through the 2011 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Forest Service.
Palm Anatomy
One Apical Meristem Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Anatomy Pseudobark to outside Vascular Bundles: Phloem (transports carbohydrates downward) Xylem (transports water upwards) Surrounded by protective parenchyma NO Cambium More concentrated towards outside of trunk
Palm Anatomy Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Anatomy Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Anatomy Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Anatomy Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palms – Self-Cleaning vs. Non-Self-Cleaning Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Pruning Palms are monocots (giant grasses) and they do not compartmentalize Remove only non-living, brown fronds and fruit Cut only below the horizontal Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Pruning Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Strengthening our Community Tree Canopy Through Education Module #5: Palm Anatomy Laura Sanagorski, Environmental Horticulture Extension Faculty