The iconic Hollywood tree is known as Mexican or needle palm (Washingtonia robusta). A skinny trunk that may reach 80 feet in height is topped with an inelegant mophead of tattered fronds.

PLANTING PALM TREES: If you want to plant palms in your ... date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), palmetto (Sabal minor) and needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix). Always ask how hardy a palm is before ...