The International Palm Society held it’s second free webinar last week. Over 200 people registered to listen in on The Palms of Cuba with Paul Craft.

Paul Craft is a horticultural consultant with over 40 years of experience in the nursery, landscaping, and landscape design industry. Palms are his passion, having worked with over 1500 species and he has traveled extensively to learn about them in their native habitats.

A resident of Sebastian, Florida, Paul was the founding president of the Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society and has been a member of the International Palm Society for over 35 years, serving as its president from 2006 to 2010. He is the co-author of An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms, the second edition, The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms and the author of All About Palms.

His newest book, The Palms of Cuba, is the only comprehensive guide to the 98 taxa of native palms found in Cuba and based on many years of research and travels to the island nation.