About Us
We were founded in 2007 as Seabreeze Palms LLC, a small plant nursery in Fort Myers, Florida and now have three nurseries across two states. Our co-founder moved from Southern California to the Gulf Coast of Florida to pursue his passion for creating hybrid palms and new species of plants in Florida's subtropical climate. As of 2025, we have produced eight of our own varieties of palm trees through cross-pollination and selective breeding. This process creates new varieties that are more cold-tolerant, more drought-tolerant, less fertilizer-dependent, and faster growing. Our palms and seeds have been distributed all over the United States and to many other countries including Spain, Italy, and Israel.
About The Process
Our hybrid palm trees are created through manual cross-pollination and selective breeding. Even a small batch of seedlings represents several hours of meticulous work based on strict protocols.
For example:
10-15 years for an average palm to begin flowering
5,000-10,000 total flowers produced per inflorescence
2,500-5,000 pistillate (female) flowers are cross-pollinated by hand
50-200 flowers develop into fruits
20-80 of the fruits will contain viable seeds with the rest being parthenocarpic (non-viable; no seed).
15-60 of these seeds germinate into seedlings.
9-40 of the seedlings are selected for sale based on color and vigor, the rest are discarded
The entire process from flower to sellable plant is about 2 years.
Nurseries and Distributors
Fairview Nursery (760) 505-0457
Vista, California (north San Diego)
Hybrid palm trees for sale by appointment only. No mail-order.
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Fort Myers, Florida (southern Gulf Coast)
Non-hybrids palm trees for sale by mail-order only. No appointments.