Areca Palm - Butterfly Palm

Areca Palm The Areca palm trees are a favorite palm for privacy, screening and garden backdrops in many Cape Coral landscaping projects. We recommend using the Butterfly Palm Trees as a living fence to provide privacy from neighbors, or block the view from the street into your home.  Once they reach a taller height, with a little trimming they can be thinned out to display their bamboo-looking trunks. Either left completely full and lush, or a little manicured, the Areca palm tree is a beautiful addition to a tropical landscape. These palms are a great choice for natural privacy screening. Not just another pretty face, the dramatic areca palm can double duty as a spectacular tropical privacy screen. It is sometimes called the "Butterfly Palm"-because they are full and dense. Areca palms are slow to moderate growers for sun and shade and can reach heights of 15 to 20 feet.  Zone 10 is best, though winter in warmers areas or Zone 9B that border 10A, you can use an Areca in a pr