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Baby Palm Tree
I took this picture Friday the 24th of February behind Friday Hall on campus. There are over 2,500 different species in the Arecaceae family of palm trees around the world each having there own living conditions. This can make identifying individual palm trees difficult. One of the easiest ways to narrow down the type of palm tree is by analyzing the type of leaves. A palm tree will have either palmate leaves in which case all of the leaves fan out at the end like a hand such as in the photo above or pinnate leaves which are like feathers growing along each side of the stem. This fan palm thrives in warmer climates because it is able to out compete other trees and shrubs based on the characteristic of its palmate leaves.
www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/10...
Baby Palm Tree
I took this picture Friday the 24th of February behind Friday Hall on campus. There are over 2,500 different species in the Arecaceae family of palm trees around the world each having there own living conditions. This can make identifying individual palm trees difficult. One of the easiest ways to narrow down the type of palm tree is by analyzing the type of leaves. A palm tree will have either palmate leaves in which case all of the leaves fan out at the end like a hand such as in the photo above or pinnate leaves which are like feathers growing along each side of the stem. This fan palm thrives in warmer climates because it is able to out compete other trees and shrubs based on the characteristic of its palmate leaves.
www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/10...