
Palm
Christmas palm
Adonidia merrillii
Good choice
A compact, self-cleaning palm with red fruit in winter. Popular in doubles and triples near entries. Sensitive to cold snaps below about 32°F.
- USDA zones
- 10a–10b
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Salt tolerance
- Medium
- Drought tolerance
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15–25 ft tall
- Florida native
- No
- Florida-Friendly
- Yes
Source: UF/IFAS Extension and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ guidance; invasive status per the Florida Invasive Species Council. Written in our own words.