Provides suggestions on how to cultivate palms, with tips on the required growing conditions, soil, climate, and any special needs. On each page a different species is featured with a photograph and text describing the common and Latin name, the fruit and leaves of the tree, and size.
Martin Gibbons is the founder and managing director of the Palm Centre, Britain's largest palm retailer. His passion for palms has taken him to every corner of the globe, bringing back many exotic varieties to stock in his business. This is his second book on palms.