How It Works

1. Explore the World of Palms

Project Palm is designed to help palm enthusiasts discover, learn about, and enjoy one of the world's most fascinating plant families. Whether you're identifying a palm, researching cultivation, planning a botanical garden visit, or looking for your next addition to your collection, you'll find everything in one place.

2. Become a Member

Joining our community is free and only takes a minute.

As a member, you'll be able to upload palm photos, build your own personal photo collection, contribute to the Species Library, and help document palms growing around the world. Every contribution helps expand the knowledge and appreciation of these remarkable plants.

3. Share Your Palm Photos

Every photo featured on Project Palm has been contributed by members of our community.

Whether you discover a beautiful palm in your own backyard, a local park, a botanical garden, or while traveling abroad, your photos help document palm diversity for enthusiasts everywhere.

Each contribution is credited to you and becomes part of a growing collection that benefits the entire community.

4. Discover the Species Library

There are approximately 2,800 known species of palms, each with its own unique appearance, habitat, and story.

Our Species Library is continually expanding with detailed species profiles featuring photographs, native distribution, cultivation guidance, growth characteristics, and interesting facts. As new images are contributed by members, additional species pages are added and existing pages continue to grow.

Whether you're identifying an unfamiliar palm or researching one you'd like to grow, the Species Library is designed to be a trusted resource for palm enthusiasts of every experience level.

5. Explore, Learn & Grow

Project Palm is more than a photo gallery.

Visit Where the Palms Are to discover botanical gardens, arboreta, conservatories, and public collections around the world. Browse our Shop for carefully selected palms and supplies. Read the Blog to learn about palm identification, cultivation, botanical discoveries, and the fascinating stories behind these extraordinary plants.

Our mission is simple: to create the world's most complete online resource dedicated to palm trees—built by palm enthusiasts, for palm enthusiasts.