Finally, you might go to one of your County Library Branches and look at a Florida Landscape Plants reference guide. You will get many ideas for Species selection and placement that could save much time and effort. Lethal Yellowing susceptibility of many of Florida's palms makes it prudent to select resistant species. This disease causes the bloom to turn black and the immature nuts to drop, followed by the yellowing of fronds from the lower to the upper areas, culminating in bud rot and subsequent death. Manila palms and many varieties of the Coconut palm are particularly vulnerable to this disease.
Native palms are generally more resistant.
These include Cabbage or Sabal palm, Royal palm, Paurotis palm, Florida Thatch palm and Key Thatch palms. Non- native resistant palms include Alexander, Queen, Washingtonia, Maypan Coconut, and other species. Further information about resistant palms can be obtained from the Broward County Cooperative Extension Service. Look at the proposed location and visualize the palm as full grown. Look up to see if there is clearance from buildings and overhead obstructions.