We are getting ready to landscaping a pool in Plano and looking for Palm varieties that will do well in a Plano backyard. We are pretty much on the border of 7B and 8A hardiness zones.

Suggestions?

Hi Geeper,

Here's a list with pics of palms hardy to the Mid-Atlantic area. That would be zones 6 to 8.
http://members.aol.com/palmferndc/palms/index.html

This is about palms native to Texas.
http://www.audubon.org/chapter/tx/tx/centers/sabal/content/nativepalms.htm

I would suggest that you research them at www.google.com to find info on whether or not they leave a lot of leaf litter if you are landscaping around a pool.

Newt

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