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Common
Name: Date Palms
Botanical Name: Phoenix Dactylifera
Trunk Type: Solitary and clumping, tall and
thin with persistent leaf scars
Leaf Type: Spiky grey green 9 ft. long leaves
Fruit/Flowering: White flowers, yellow brown
fruit, about 5cm long and oblong, females can produce 150 pounds
of fruit annually
Mature Size: Up to 60 ft. tall, 25 ft. spread,
1 ft. diameter
Climate: Warm arid
Minimum Survival Temperatures: 19.0 F
Culture: Matching the irrigation rates with
the size of the date palm is critical as date palms used in
ornamental settings can require in the heat of summer up to
30 to 40 gallons of water depending on the palm size (or about
.75 gallon of water per trunk foot, adjusting to .47 gallon
of water during winter months). Gallonage output rate of each
nozzle must be matched evenly, matched perception rates for
all plantings are imperative. The feeding roots are shallow
when compared to the height of the palm, so frequent and slow
irrigation is desired. In most plantings the growth rate is
very slow, expect a foot of new trunk every two to four years.
Drainage is critical when planting this palm. |
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