About Us at Mission: Palm Trees

We'll show you on our Mission: Palm Trees About Us page, that this website's aim is to make palm tree knowledge clear, reliable, and enjoyable.

From two palm enthusiasts to others, like yourselves!

Clear, Reliable Palm Knowledge for Enthusiasts

Whether you’re just discovering palms or have been growing and studying them for years, this site is here to help you understand palms without the confusion, jargon, or endless searching that often comes with the topic.

Palm trees are remarkably diverse, fascinating plants. But trustworthy, easy-to-understand information about them isn’t always easy to find. That’s the void motivating us to create  Mission: Palm Trees to fill that necessity.

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Who This Site Is For

Mission: Palm Trees is for palm enthusiasts of all kinds:

• Beginners who feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice
• Hobbyists who want to deepen their understanding of palm biology and care
• Readers who value accuracy, research, and clarity over quick tips, guesses and generic garden advice.

If you’re curious about palms and want information you can trust, you’re in the right place.

How We Help

Plain-English explanations, research-backed info, practical guidance.

Our goal is simple: do the research so you don’t have to.

We focus on:

• Plain-English explanations of palm science and care
• Research-backed information presented clearly and practically
• Content designed to help you learn, not just skim

Every article is written with the reader in mind. We like explaining not just what to do, but why it works.

Experience & Credibility

Years of study, International and Hawaii Island Palm Society memberships.

Mission: Palm Trees is created and maintained by Karen and Bill, lifelong learners with a deep interest in palm trees and their biology. Years of study, travel, and hands-on learning have shaped the content on this site.

We are members of several professional societies:

• The International Palm Society
• The Hawaii Island Palm Society
• Friends of the San Pedro
• Local First Arizona

We continually study palm research, species information, and cultivation practices to ensure what we share is accurate and up to date. Our site reflects an ongoing commitment to learning - and to sharing dependable information with fellow palm enthusiasts.

Hello, I'm Karen

Hello, I'm Bill

About Us - Our Story

Our fascination with palms grew through years of tropical travel and exploration, where palm trees became a constant source of curiosity and inspiration.

We feel fortunate to live in Tucson Arizona, where the climate suits the growth of palms.

Rainbow forms over the City of Tucson

In Key West Florida

After visiting Florida a few times, and regularly visiting Hawaii & Southern California, that curiosity deepened into focused study: learning how palms grow, adapt, and prevail in different environments.

Mission: Palm Trees grew from a simple idea: create the kind of resource we wish had existed when we were first trying to learn - one that brings scattered information together in a way that’s approachable, easy, thoughtful, and genuinely helpful.

Keep Learning with Us

How about deepening your understanding of palms? We invite you to join our newsletter group, which receives our email publication: The Palm Species Navigator.

Subscribers gain access to a growing collection of helpful palm guides and learning tools, designed to help you:

• Recognise and identify palm species more confidently
• Understand the details that distinguish one palm from another
• Make better decisions when buying, planting, and caring for palms

Tools like we produce for our Palm Species Navigator are part of this learning experience, helping you build knowledge gradually and with clarity. When you're on our list you'll receive a free gift. Plus a few bonuses - and more bonuses come along - special for subscribers.

This is a relaxed, no-pressure way to learn palms more thoroughly, and to stay connected with Mission: Palm Trees.

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Our Mission, Vision & Core Values

Explore Our Website

You can also dive straight into our palm species guides, care articles, and educational resources. Whether you’re researching a specific palm, need specific guidance, or simply exploring out of curiosity, we’re glad you’re here.

See Our Site Index for all the options we've published, to quickly get your search idea satisfied directly at any article.

About the Authors: Karen McGowan is the creator of MissionPalmTrees.com, along with her husband Bill. Where they share palm tree expertise gained from years of finding and studying palms in varied climates. Learn more.