grew up on a farm in western Ukraine and came to the United States in 1992 and ran her own business. “The Trees Have Hearts,” “Good Morning, World!” and “The Little Girl Praying on the Hill” won Mom’s Choice Awards in 2013 and Readers’ Favorite International Awards in 2014.

D, also known as Olga D’Agostino, has written many children’s books and short stories. Her computer-generated images burst with color and character, bringing the story to life in vivid detail.Īward-winning children’s author Mrs. “The Royal Palm” adds a tropical twist to this fable about the importance of friends and family.Ĭhanoa, a freelance illustrator who works on children’s books and anime, once again pairs up with Mrs. In the end, Royal Palm realizes that despite her beauty, she is still a palm and should care for her friends. Even a warning from the sun can’t change her mind – or make her less lonely.Ī vicious hurricane, complete with howling winds and crashing waves, threatens Royal Palm, but her cousins the plain palms help shelter her from the damage. She refuses to play with them, the wind, or any creature that messes up her hair. As she grows tall, slim and beautiful, the self-absorbed tree changes from plain clothes to a shimmering silver dress, disdaining her plainer cousins in their dull dresses. When she was young, the Royal Palm was frightened by hurricanes, which often swept over the island, but her cousins the plain palms protected the shore, standing up to wild storms and strong winds. On her home island, the young tree learns just how important friends and family can be to survival – a lesson she takes with her to her new home. The Royal Palm shares her story in a new illustrated children’s book released by Dog Ear Publishing. This palm can be grown indoors if provided with enough light.(PRWEB) Janu- A tropical garden gains a beautiful silver palm, who stretches to the sky and swirls her wide, green leaves, wistfully remembering the island home where she grew up. The Royal Palm can get up to 60 – 70ft tall and 5 -10 ft wide with a growth rate of around a foot each year. Purple to black half-inch fruits are showy but not edible. Evergreen leaf-blades reaching 18 to 36 inches top a crown shaft that is long and green.

Royal Palm Flowers and Fruitsįragrant, yellow flowers bloom in the summer. Pinnate, or feather-like, fronds grow up to 6-10ft long. Dark green arching fronds emerge from a bright green crownshaft.

It has a single smooth gray trunk that is covered with scars from old leaves. USDA Zones 10a (30 to 35 F) to 11 (above 40 F).īy seeds, germinating in 2-3 months, sometimes longer. Royal Palm, Royal Palm, Cuban Royal Palm, Florida Royal Palm.

The Royal Palm by Mrs. D.