Date Palm

Description:

This fruit producing variety is widely utilized in tropical landscapes; cut suckers away to maintain single trunk tree; will slowly mature into a stately palm and make an excellent landscape focal point

Ornamental Features:

Date Palm has attractive bluish-green foliage throughout the season. The narrow pinnately compound leaves are ornamentally significant but do not develop any appreciable fall colour. It has panicles of yellow flowers hanging below the branches in mid summer. The fruits are showy yellow drupes carried in abundance in mid fall, which are excellent for fresh eating, cooking and baking and making jams and jellies but which can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways. This is a female variety of the species which requires a male selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit. The rough gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes:

Date Palm is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding

Date Palm is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Vertical Accent
• Windbreaks and Shelterbelts

Plant Characteristics:

Date Palm will grow to be about 60 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by seed.

This species is not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.