Premier Preserved Palms

If there is an iconic photographic of preserved palm history, this is it. The Mirage Hotel and Casino atrium in Las Vegas was the watershed installation for preserved palms. It was the class of the strip when it opened in 1989 under Steve Wynn’s creative leadership. The atrium and flame-spewing volcano in front were major tourist attractions and publicized all over the world.

Nature Preserved of America, now reorganized as Preserved Treescapes International (PTI), made the installation. PTI is recognized today as the worldwide leading producer and installer of preserved palm trees.

The story and accompanying photo posted on the AME Info website misled us. The photo creates the impression that the palms in the Dubai International Airport are from Viridian International Ltd. Apparently, they are not. The Dubai Airport installation case study is prominently featured on the PTI website along with the Dubai Marriott Hotel.

The redesigned PTI website is impressive and persuasive. We believe you will find time spent exploring it to be time well spent.

Prestigious Palms

This is a rendering of preserved palm trees in the Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

For those not familiar with preserved palm trees, it is an environmentally sound process. No living palms are sacrificed. Some of these palms are constructed from preserved palm fronds and recycled 'bark' or 'boots'. They are attached to a man-made structural inner core which is transparent to the viewer. Other versions have man-made molded trunks that precisely replicate nature.

A strong case can be made that these large palms are more ecologically 'green' than living palms. The preserved palms are sustainable products which can stand in place of real palms which have a high risk of ill-health or death in interior environments.