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Strengthening our Community Tree Canopy Through Education Module #5: Palm Anatomy Laura Sanagorski, Environmental Horticulture Extension Faculty. Strengthening Our Community Tree Canopy 2012 Urban Forestry Series
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Strengthening our Community Tree Canopy Through Education Module #5: Palm Anatomy Laura Sanagorski,Environmental Horticulture Extension Faculty
Strengthening Our Community Tree Canopy 2012 Urban Forestry Series This series is a part of a project titled “Strengthening Our Community Tree Canopy Through Education”. This project is made possible by a grant through the 2011 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Forest Service.
One Apical Meristem Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Anatomy • Pseudobark to outside • Vascular Bundles: • Phloem (transports carbohydrates downward) • Xylem (transports water upwards) • Surrounded by protective parenchyma • NO Cambium • More concentrated towards outside of trunk
Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski Palm Anatomy
Palm Anatomy Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Photo: UF Laura Sanagorski Palm Anatomy
Palm Anatomy Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palms – Self-Cleaning vs. Non-Self-Cleaning Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Pruning • Palms are monocots (giant grasses) and they do not compartmentalize • Remove only non-living, brown fronds and fruit • Cut only below the horizontal Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Palm Pruning Photos: UF Laura Sanagorski
Strengthening our Community Tree Canopy Through Education Module #5: Palm Anatomy Laura Sanagorski,Environmental Horticulture Extension Faculty