Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis)

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  Appearance

  Palm tree with mighty stem, massive cane of leaf bases and unfortunately inedible fruit.

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  Leaves

  Evergreen, up to 600 cm long, strap-shaped pinnate leaves. Each leaf with up to 200 pairs of pointed leaflets. Leaves are green or slightly grey in colour. Up to 200 leaves in the crown. Ascending, upright. Only the lower leaves hang down.

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  Flowers

  Flowering period: II to VI. Luminous yellow inflorescence, 10 to 100 cm in size.

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  Fruits

  Inedible, ovate yellow dates approx. 3 cm in size. Ripen in September. Coffee substitute is made from the stones.

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  Bark

  The stem is covered with the base of old leaves for years, creating a typical lattice pattern.

Application

Open country, open fields, public areas, parks, kitchen gardens, container plants, roadside verges, crop plant

Native regions

Canary Islands

Location parameters

Light: full sun to sunny; soil: dry to moist; soil structure: normal to airy; soil depth: medium to very deep; humus concentration: low to high, pH value: slightly acid to extremely alkaline; nutrient concentration: low to high; soil: dry to moist.

Demands

Urban climate: resistant; does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.

Hardiness

down to -5 C°

Growth

Height of growth: 6 to 18 m. Spread: 7 to 12 m. Slender tree with columnar trunk and umbrella-like crown, normal growth potential.

Leaves

Evergreen, up to 600 cm long, strap-shaped pinnate leaves. Each leaf with up to 200 pairs of pointed leaflets. Leaves are green or slightly grey in colour. Up to 200 leaves in the crown. Ascending, upright. Only the lower leaves hang down.

Flowers

Flowering period: II to VI. Luminous yellow inflorescence, 10 to 100 cm in size.

Fruits

Inedible, ovate yellow dates approx. 3 cm in size. Ripen in September. Coffee substitute is made from the stones.

Bark

The stem is covered with the base of old leaves for years, creating a typical lattice pattern.