A visual masterpiece filled with spectacular images of palm trees from around the world. From the formal gardens of Versailles to a lush tropical rainforest in the South Pacific, you'll enjoy the vast diversity of

Palm trees are not just something one sees on all-inclusive holidays, nor are they limited to the rather tattered and dusty specimens gracing southern California streets. They are explosions of fronds on the Mascarene Islands, pillars of commerce in the Alii Market in Kona, and small fantasies in the big fantasy of Versailles. They are also essential to the economies of many locales, sources of food and medications, and sometimes the providers of the only shade for of miles. Palm enthusiast Leaser takes us to palms around the world, and also gives us the practical uses of palm trees, their nuts and fruit, and their place in both history and imagination.
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