Plant Profile

Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm)

Phoenix canariensis is a large, spreading densly branched palm tree. The trunk grows from compact, robust and stiff when young to thick and straight when mature. The trunk can reach up to 1 m in diameter and is covered by a diamon shaped pappern from old leaf scars. Leaves are long pinnate with sharp thorns at the base of the leaf stalk. It needs full sun and is salt tolerant. Plant on any well drained soil. Make sure while irrigating that the sprinklers don't irrigate the trunk as it will be subject to disases.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Palmier des Canaries

Pronunciation: FEE-nicks kan-air-ee-EN-sis
Plant type: Palm
Origin: Canary Island
Heat Zones: 8 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Container, Edible, Wildlife, Street, Pollution Tolerant / Urban
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Slow

Tree Shape: Palm

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Open

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m

Spread at Maturity: 5 to 8 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

Leaf Venation: Parallel

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Odd Pinnately compund

Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Rough

Color(growing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Spring, Fall
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Drupe

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Yellow, Orange

Seasons: Spring, Fall

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: 25-50 years

Edible Parts: Fruit

Pests: Nematodes, Thrips

Plant Propagation: Cutting