Palm tree

Photo of a palm tree
Scientific name: 
family: arecaceae

There are many, many different kinds of palm tree. Most have one long trunk with a tuft of fronded leaves at the top. Some branch into a few stems. Palm trees usually grow in warm, wet areas of the world but are also found in deserts. They are not found in really cold places.

Some kinds of palm tree grow fruit that people eat, like the coconut palm and the date palm.

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