COMMON NAME:

CANARY ISLAND DATE

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

PHOENIX CANARIENSIS

ORIGIN:

CANARY ISLANDS

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

HIGH

GROWTH RATE:

SLOW

TYPICAL HEIGHT:

12

SOIL REQUIREMENTS:

WIDELY ADAPTABLE, WELL DRAINED

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:

HIGH

DESCRIPTION:

THE CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM.

THIS PALM IS VERY WELL KNOWN IN MANY COUNTRIES WHERE IT HAS BEEN WIDELY LANDSCAPED IN PARKS, LARGE GARDENS, RECEPTION CENTERS, BEACHES AND AS A STREET TREE.

IT IS A LARGE PALM WITH A THICK TRUNK IN WHICH OLD LEAVES CREATE AND FORM ITS TRUNK.

IT CREATES YELLOW-ORANGE FRUITS. HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS & CENTURIES.

LONG LIVED PALM TREE AND ONE THAT IS ADAPTABLE.

MAINLY GROWN INLAND & COUNTRY REGIONS, EVEN ON THE COASTS, WITH STANDING STRONG WINDS & FULL SUN CONDITIONS.

CAN TOLERATE MANY FORMS OF FROST. GROWS IN FULL SUN & WELL EXPOSED AREAS. CAN TOLERATE POOR SOIL CONDITIONS.

ONCE ESTABLISHED IS VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT.

MAINTENANCE FREE PALM.

SLOW GROWING (3-4M SPECIMEN AVERAGES AROUND 50 YEARS), SO MORE ADVANCED PALMS ARE PURCHASED FOR AN INSTANT TROPICAL LANDSCAPE FEEL.

FOR ANY ADVANCED SIZES FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR A PRICE QUOTATION AS WE STOCK MANY SIZES IN DATE PALMS.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SIZE YOUR AFTER, WE CAN SURELY SOURCE IT FOR YOU.