Over the past three decades, a wealth of studies has shown that palm trees (Arecaceae) are a diverse habitat with intense fungal colonisation, making them an important substratum to explore fungal ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

Have you noticed a lot of plants are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all the subdivisions with Queen palms planted in every yard and the common areas also. Yet, nature’s way of ...

Have you noticed there are a lot of plants that are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all the subdivisions with queen palms planted in every yard, as well as the common areas. Yet, ...

Support local journalism:Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Have you noticed there are a lot of plants that are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all ...

Mammalian frugivores are critical seed dispersers, but many are under threat of extinction. Futhermore, the impact of past and future defaunation on plant assemblages has yet to be quantified at the ...

Last year was a banner year for the palmetto weevil, Rhynchophorus cruentatus, the largest weevil in North America and native to Florida. Once considered a minor pest attacking only severely wounded ...

Tall Queen Palms, Syagrus romanzoffiana, were featured Nov. 12 in the Chronicle, and the shorter Pindo Palms, Butia capitata, Dec. 10. Both pinnate-leaved species evolved in the humid subtropical ...

Have you noticed that there a large number of the same plants planted throughout the county? Many new subdivisions tend to have a limited selection of plants in the yards of the all of the homes. Yet, ...

Put Matthew Nichols in the third category. When Nichols relocated to Dallas for his job 10 years ago, he was most excited about his new climate. The Kansas City, Mo., native had always had a passion ...

The Florida Nursery Growers & Landscape Association (FNGLA) has named six plants as 2011 Florida Garden Select. Each year, a selection of Florida’s best plants are picked by a jury of distinguished ...