The ponytail palm is a succulent that originates from the eastern deserts of Mexico. The plant is also known as the elephant foot tree because of its swollen gray trunk.

How to Care for a Ponytail Palm Now, the work doesn't end at growing your ponytail palm, for it requires regular care like any other living crop.

The ponytail palm may grow to 12 to 15 feet tall (up to 30 feet if of great age, but if in a container more likely 6 to 8 feet) and 10 to 12 feet wide.

Ponytail palm is not a common plant you will find in every road side nursery or flower shop. It is also not counted among the rare plants. Regardless, pony tail is a beautiful palm and its name ...

White flower plumes on a ponytail plant identify the tree as male. (Kim & Forest Starr/Courtesy photo) ...

The Pony Tail Palm makes a dramatic focal point in a garden, but care should be taken to leave room for eventual girth. It needs good drainage, and it can endure cool temperatures into to the ...

As a houseplant, ponytail palm rarely, if ever, bears flowers, which anyway are not all that showy. The plant's flamboyance comes from its bulbous base spewing out that fountain of graceful leaves.

Isle of Hope resident and Georgia Master Gardner, Presiding Elder James E. Taylor has recently coaxed a ponytail palm into bloom. The plant was a gift from a friend about 10 years ago ...

As a houseplant, ponytail palm rarely, if ever, bears flowers, which anyway are not all that showy. The plant's flamboyance comes from its bulbous base spewing out that fountain of graceful leaves.

As a houseplant, ponytail palm rarely, if ever, bears flowers, which anyway are not all that showy. The plant's flamboyance comes from its bulbous base spewing out that fountain of graceful leaves.