Identifying Palms

Identifying Palms
Author: Martin Gibbons
Publisher: Booksales
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1993
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Photographs and text provide information for identifying 120 of the most commonly seen palms.

Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook

Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook
Author: Darla Wotherspoon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014-05-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781500157739

Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook is a must have for anyone having these tropical delights in their homes or landscapes. This informative guide book is easy to read, comprehensive, full of photos, descriptions, and growing instructions for all the most popular palms used in landscaping your yard or in decorating your home or patio.Increase your knowledge to create your own paradise with palms by learning:* all the types of trees, broken down into defining categories like mature size, cold hardiness, etc* how much, where and when to fertilize* which ones are best indoors or in containers* how to start palm trees from seed* the best places to display them in your yard* planting tips* and much more! Palm trees are listed alphabetically using their common names is an easy reference guide to follow. Each listing includes photos and specific growing instructions for each tree of the 60 different varieties that are the easiest to find available for purchase. Just Starting Out?Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook is perfect for the beginning gardener just starting out.Inside there is detailed explanations:* that include planting- both field grown and potted palms* of outdoor plant hardiness and growth zone maps* how to read the fertilizer bag and what the numbers mean* palms listed by common names, but scientific ones are included for reference* landscape placement ideas * diagnosing potential problems * and much more.Guide to Palm Tree HealthDoes your tree look healthy? Not sure what's wrong?We have the solution! You'll learn:1. what insects could be making a home of your palm, plus how to eliminate them2. how to diagnose a possible mineral deficiency, what each one looks like and how to treatabout the different diseases that could be infecting your tree and the best therapies for each oneEach section includes photos and descriptions of what to look for and exactly what you can do to bring your pride and joy back to the glorious tree it should be.Already Have Palms?Already have a palm tree in your yard? Not sure what kind it is?Educate yourself in the section on identification. It breaks down all the specific areas of the tree to look at when trying to determine the species.Knowing the correct species will help you to provide the proper nutritional and growing conditions that will allow your palm to thrive.Creating and maintaining your own "Paradise with Palms" couldn't be easier.Your tropical oasis awaits. Transform your landscape today!

Date Palm

Date Palm
Author: Jameel M Al-Khayri
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2023-06-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1800620187

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a tree belonging to the palm family (Arecaceae) and is cultivated for its sweet edible fruits. Over the past century, it has become a major commercial fruit crop and a key component of agricultural production in the world's subtropical arid and semiarid regions. A crop suited both to the low-input small-farmer and the modern high-input commercial plantation, the date palm provides a livelihood for millions of people living in marginal land areas where farming options are restricted. Date palm is mainly grown for its fruits, but the whole tree is utilized. Research into date palm improvement for fruit production in recent decades has brought about improved elite cultivars, stress and pathogen resistance, and enhanced postharvest technologies. These developments have led to revised recommendations for date palm producers, and increased opportunity to promote novel fruit products. With contributions from leading international experts, this is a valuable resource for researchers and students in horticulture, as well as date palm growers and processors.

Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook

Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook
Author: Darla Wotherspoon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2014
Genre: Palms
ISBN:

[A]Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook is a must have for anyone having these tropical delights in their homes or landscapes. Easy to read, comprehensive and full of photos. This informative guide book is full of descriptions, growing instructions and color pictures for all the most popular palms used in landscaping your yard or in decorating your home or patio. Now it's super convenient to have the answers to all your questions at your fingertips. Increase your knowledge to create your own paradise with palms by learning:* all the types of trees, broken down into defining categories like mature size, cold hardiness, etc* how much, where and when to fertilize* which ones are best indoors or in containers* how to start palm trees from seed* the best places to display them in your yard* planting tips* and much more! A detailed alphabetical listing of palm trees using their common names is an easy reference guide to follow. Each listing includes photos and specific growing instructions for each of the most fashionable varieties that are the easiest to find. Just Starting Out? Your Ultimate Palm Tree Handbook is perfect for the beginning gardener just starting out. Inside there are specific explanations:* that include planting- both field grown and potted palms* of outdoor plant hardiness and growth zone maps* how to read the fertilizer bag, what the numbers mean, which ones are best* of palms listed by common names, but scientific names are included for reference* with landscape placement ideas* of diagnosing potential problems, and much more. Your Guide to Palm Tree Health Does your tree look healthy? Not sure what's wrong? We have the solution! You'll learn:1. What insects could be making a home of your palm, plus how to eliminate them2. How to diagnose a possible mineral deficiency, what each one looks like and how to treat3. About the different diseases that could be infecting your tree and the best therapies for each one. Each section includes photos and descriptions of what to look for and exactly what you can do to bring your pride and joy back to the glorious tree it should be. Already Have Palms? Already have a palm tree in your yard? Not sure what kind it is? Educate yourself in the section on identification. It breaks down all the specific areas of the tree to look at when trying to determine the species. Knowing the correct species will help you to provide the proper nutritional and growing conditions that will allow your palm to thrive. Creating and maintaining your own "Paradise with Palms" couldn't be easier. Your tropical oasis awaits. Transform your landscape today!

The Trees of San Francisco

The Trees of San Francisco
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: Pomegranate
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780764927584

Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.

Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas

Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
Author: Andrew Henderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780691085371

This user-friendly and authoritative book will serve scientists, growers, and sightseers as a guide to the 67 genera and 550 species of naturally occurring palms found in the Americas. Its purpose is to give an introduction to the diversity of palms and allow almost anyone to identify a palm from this part of the world. Providing scientifically accurate descriptions and a rich supply of illustrations, including color photos taken in the wild of over 256 species, this guide is extraordinary in its coverage of the plant that has become for many people the symbol of the tropical landscape. Palms are not only aesthetically pleasing, but they also make up an economically and ecologically important family of plants. In industry, for example, the coconut, oil palm, and date palm have a wide and varied use. In the lowland rain forest, palms are usually one of the most abundant and diverse families of plants. Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas will appeal to professional scientists or students working in the tropics-including agronomists, anthropologists, ecologists, entomologists, natural historians, and zoologists-as well as to amateur and professional growers of palms, to "eco-tourists" who visit tropical regions, and to inhabitants of these regions who are interested in the native flora.

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2009-07-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309142393

Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.