Q: I have a date palm in a large pot on our front porch. This plant did well in summer, but now the fronds are turning brown. - J.Y., The Woodlands A: I assume you have a pygmy date palm as this ...

There is some bad information on the internet saying that pygmy date palm can handle temperatures to 22 degrees. That’s not true. It’s more like about 28 degrees.

The smallest of the common Phoenix palms, the pygmy date (Phoenix roebelenii) grows just 10 feet tall in sun or moderate shade, where its feathery canopy can carry more than 50 leaves. Native to ...

Q: I realize you are not a medical doctor, but was wondering if you have had an adverse reaction to being stuck by a pygmy date palm thorn? It was two weeks ago when I pruned and got a stick on my ...

A question for Dan Gill: We live in Metairie right by the lake, and it got down to the low 20s. Our pygmy date palms and queen palms have brown fronds now. We protected the pygmy date palms with ...

Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelinii) — An elegant dwarf palm with lacy medium-green feather-shaped leaves. The Pygmy Date may be thought of as a clumping palm with multiple trunks, but it ...

Q: All of our palm trees were injured by the freezes in January. The Washingtonians, the Chinese fan palms, the queen palms and our sago palm all have brown leaves and look terrible.