From: "mel turner"

wrote

What type of palm-type trees can live year round, in the midwest? The
atmosphere where I live [in Dallas] varies greatly, from very hot to
very cold [100 degrees to 20 degrees] throughout the year. Rain also
comes & goes frequently. Obviously this is not a tropical climate, but
I've frequently seen people with evergreen palm-type trees that live
year round [typically found in backyards, or at restaurants]. Are they
desert palm trees? Does anyone have any idea what they might be? Thanks!

Depending on how loosely you define "palm-type", you might consider
some of the shrubby or tree species of Yucca, some of which should be
fully hardy in your area.

Dallas is warm enough that he can probably grow most of the tree type of
Yuccas, as long as his soil is well enough drained. Y. elata, brevifolia,
torreyi, schottii...

Here is a nice page with cold hardyness for various species of Yucca, though
not all are the tree types.

http://www.bennyskaktus.dk/Y_hardy_UK.htm

Sean


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