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  2. Arecaceae - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, the palm represents peace and plenty, and is one of the Four Species of Sukkot; the palm may also symbolize the Tree of Life in Kabbalah. The canopies of the Rathayatra carts which carry the deities of Krishna and his family members in the cart festival of Jagganath Puri in India are marked with the emblem of a palm tree.

  3. Pritchardia affinis - Wikipedia

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    Pritchardia affinis, the Hawai'i pritchardia, [3] is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Wild populations currently exist on the leeward side of the Island of HawaiĘ»i. It was most likely cultivated by Native Hawaiians, so its exact native range is uncertain. P. affinis reaches a height of 10–25 m (33–82 ft). [4]

  4. Washingtonia robusta - Wikipedia

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    Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [3]

  5. Ganoderma zonatum - Wikipedia

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    In places where a palm has been infected with G. zonatum, no other palm should be planted as the spores can survive in the soil. Some other prevention methods include: Avoiding injury to the trunks of palm trees. Being careful when using lawnmowers and other gardening equipment. Consulting forestry officers after infestation for their advice.

  6. Hyophorbe amaricaulis - Wikipedia

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    Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") [2] is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius , and only a single surviving specimen [ 3 ] has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe .

  7. Trithrinax campestris - Wikipedia

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    Trithrinax campestris, the caranday palm, is a South American palm tree native of Uruguayan and northeastern Argentine sabanas, where it shares its habitat with Copernicia alba among others and extends also to the summits of mountain ranges of Sierras de Córdoba and Sierras de San Luis. It is a very rustic palm that grows in arid, well drained ...

  8. Arborist - Wikipedia

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    An arborist using a chainsaw to cut a eucalyptus tree in a public park Two arborists climbing and dismantling a Norway Maple in Ontario, Canada. An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants in dendrology and horticulture.

  9. Astrocaryum standleyanum - Wikipedia

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    This palm grows up to 15 [7] to 20 meters tall, therefore, up to 20 meters tall. [2] The trunk diameter is up to 18 [7] to 25 centimeters. [2] It is covered densely in sharp, flattened black spines up to 20 centimeters long. The leaf stalks and leaf edges [4] and the peduncles bearing the fruit clusters have smaller spines. [7]