Or simply set a few containers of the clumping-type palms around your patio or pool. Then lean back, sip your mai tai and bask in the ambience of a warm tropical paradise right here in North Texas. There also are several dealers at the Dallas Farmer's Market, including Texas Palm Trees and Plants, Inc. on Cadiz Street. To view their use in Dallas landscapes, drive through the Oak Lawn area, along McKinney Avenue, along Travis Street just south of Knox Street, or just keep your eyes open as you cruise through any of an increasing number of Dallas neighborhoods. Mr. Cerbone says he will respond to e-mail questions if possible.
Fan palms have palmate leaves that radiate like fingers from a central hand.
The majority of hardy palms are of this type. Feather palms have leaves with the geometry of a feather or a fern leaf. The leaflets are arranged along both sides of a central stem or petiole.