Q&A for How to Plant a Palm Tree

The best time is when the soil temperature is increasing, so ideally during the spring or early summer.

Some palm trees can grow 2 to 3 feet in a single year, with the right conditions.

These trees do not have deep roots. They usually reach depths of 36 inches or so.

Some palm trees can grow 2 or 3 feet a year and reach 10 feet in height in 3 to 4 years.

While palm trees are touted for having non-invasive roots that make them a viable landscaping option near a pool, I still recommend that you distance the trees at least 6-10 feet from the pool.

I recommend that you plant queen palm trees at least 20 feet apart to allow their full canopy to flourish.

Yes. Just one raw seed is needed to make one palm tree.

It depends on climate conditions and how you plant it from the nursery. It will take two to three weeks if you planted with a seed that has started germination in the storage sack.

Mexican Fan Palms grow quite wide and tall, so allow at least 10 meters between them.

The seeds from the palm tree are used for food here in Africa. Check for pods with ripe fruits/seed. The seeds become red when they are ripe. Harvest the pods by cutting them out of the tree with a cutlass or machete. This could help prevent the spread of palm trees in your yard.

Yes. Use Sabal Palmetto and Sabal Minor in zone 7-8. Sabal Palmetto will give you a traditional palm tree appearance in colder climates.

There should be quite a distance because palm trees develop very big and thick roots that spread and might affect the foundation of the wall as the palm tree ages.

The best time to plant a palm tree is during your region's warm weather period, as it needs little water in it's first stage of germination.

Usually, yes. Some species, however, are more tolerant of shade, or don't like full sun.

You can cut the strings when you are sure that it will stay straight without them.

You can add the bone meal to the existing soil and the palm tree will take it in.

Most will grow, but it depends on where in Nigeria you want to plant it. The north has a different climate, desert and semiarid. Date palms, Borassus, Medemia Argun and Dum palms are some of the hardier ones.