Palms

Palms are considered as trees although they are botanically different. If you observed their growth, appearance, and care is different from trees. As you can see, palms have a single truck (like coconuts) although some grow as clustering or clumping palms (like fishtails).

We can locate palm’s single growing point at the top of its truck. And this point is called the terminal bud. The palm may die of the terminal bud is injured. Unlike those trees, the roots of the palm do not thicken. Thus, palms are less likely to damage sidewalk and utilities. Palms do grow in well-watered zones. They can enhance many landscapes if they are handled with proper care.

Types of Roots on Trees

You probably observed that there are three types of roots on trees for sale.
1. Bare Root: It is usually can be seen on small trees. Bare root means no soil.
2. Root Balled: The root ball maybe located in a wire basket. The root in soil is held in place by burlap or some other fabric.
3. Container Grown: The roots and the soil is in a container.

Determining the Tree Quality

What determines tree quality? If your trees have enough sound roots to support healthy growth, a trunk free of mechanical wounds and wounds from incorrect pruning, and a strong form with well-spaced, firmly attached branches, then your trees is high quality one. If your trees have a crushed or circling roots in a small root ball or small container, a trunk with wounds from mechanical impacts or incorrect pruning, and a weak form in which multiple stems squeeze against each other or branches squeeze against the trunk, then your trees is low quality one.