MICROCLIMATES FOR PALM TREES

Ways to create a tropical or subtropical environment.

• Provide protection from cold winds by planting your palms next to a wall.

• Tropical climates are humid, so increase air moisture by planting palm trees close together. The excess moisture released by the fronds li s the humidity.

• A pool, pond or water feature does the same.

• Elevate your palms in a raised bed since frosts se le in low areas.

• Plant palms in proximity to rocks, buildings, brick fences or paved surfaces because they radiate heat, even during cold nights.

• Create a canopy with coolclimate evergreen trees and, once established, put smaller palms under them. The canopy li s temperatures for the understorey plants.