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'''Common Name''': Edible Date Palm | '''Common Name''': Edible Date Palm | ||
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| − | '''''Phoenix dactylifera''''' is one of the most commonly grown palms on the planet, as well as one of the most economically important ones as well. Despite it being so common, it is still one of the best, most magnificent and useful landscape palms we can grow in southern California. | + | '''''Phoenix dactylifera''''' is one of the most commonly grown palms on the planet, as well as one of the most economically important ones as well. Despite it being so common, it is still one of the best, most magnificent and useful landscape palms we can grow in southern California. Thousands of these are planted in public landscaping throughout California, as it also one of our hardiest palms. In addition, it was one of the only edible fruit forming palms we grow in California, with over a dozen varieties grown in the Coachella Valley commercially. |
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*'''Leaf Shape and color''': pinnate; plumose (leaflets form on two different but nearly parallel planes); long (15') arching blue-green to dull green leaves with relatively short, stiff, sharp-tipped, induplicate leaflets | *'''Leaf Shape and color''': pinnate; plumose (leaflets form on two different but nearly parallel planes); long (15') arching blue-green to dull green leaves with relatively short, stiff, sharp-tipped, induplicate leaflets | ||
*'''Petiole''': 1' and very heavily armed with very stiff, very sharp, narrow, modified leaflet spines; unsplit leaf bases | *'''Petiole''': 1' and very heavily armed with very stiff, very sharp, narrow, modified leaflet spines; unsplit leaf bases | ||
| − | *'''Reproduction''': | + | *'''Reproduction''': dioecious |
| − | *'''Inflorescence''': | + | *'''Inflorescence''': starting upright to arching, 4' long; bright orange to yellow, with white flowers |
| − | *'''Fruit''': | + | *'''Fruit''': edible, oblong, green to orange or red to red-brownish when ripe; 3-4cm |
| − | *'''Seed''': | + | *'''Seed''': very oblong 2.5cm |
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<div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | <div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | ||
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| − | *'''Minimum Temp''': | + | *'''Minimum Temp''': 15F |
| − | *'''Drought Tolerance''': | + | *'''Drought Tolerance''': excellent, though best if ground water available |
| − | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': | + | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': excellent |
| − | *'''Wind Tolerance''': | + | *'''Cool Tolerance''': good |
| − | *'''Salt Tolerance''': | + | *'''Wind Tolerance''': good |
| − | *'''Growth Rate''': | + | *'''Salt Tolerance''': good |
| − | *'''Soil Preference''': | + | *'''Growth Rate''': moderate to fast with age |
| − | *'''Light Requirement''': | + | *'''Soil Preference''': very widely adaptable |
| − | *'''Human Hazards''': | + | *'''Light Requirement''': full sun |
| − | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': | + | *'''Human Hazards''': very sharp, long, strong/stiff leaf-base spines, and even leaves have spiny tips; fruit drop/slippage hazards on sidewalks |
| − | *'''Transplants?''': | + | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': Fusarium wilt susceptible (often spread via dirty pruning sheers); often overpruned- excuse is often extreme height and cost of trimming |
| − | *'''Indoor?''': | + | *'''Transplants?''': fairly good transplant success normally if care not to damage trunk or do too much root damage |
| − | *'''Availability''': | + | *'''Indoor?''': poor choice for indoor due to high light requirements, size and dangerous leaf tips |
| + | *'''Availability''': fairly commonly available | ||
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| − | + | File:Date Palm view Palm Desert.JPG|commercial dates Palm Desert | |
| − | + | File:Phoenix dactylifera in Ca desert.jpg|Palm Desert dates | |
| + | File:Date palms and Luxor.JPG|Las Vegas | ||
| + | File:Date palms Encino with dates still on.jpg|San Fernando Valley, California | ||
| + | File:Date Palms Huntington.jpg|Huntington Gardens | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyilfera huge H shot.jpg|Huntington Gardens | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyiliferas trimmed mroe.JPG|trimmed palms in public landscaping, Orange County, Ca | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Lai.JPG|San Gabriel mountains, California | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera sparser Topanga.jpg|San Fernando Valley, California | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera suckering mass Topanga.jpg|San Fernando Valley, California | ||
| + | File:Date Palm Bunches PD.jpg|Palm Desert, California | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyliferas anaheim trimmed.JPG|Orange county, California | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyliferas Anaheim.JPG|Orange county California | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyliferas Disney.JPG|outside Disneyland, California | ||
| + | File:PHOENIX HYBRID BLUE NN.jpg|Thailand ultra blue form | ||
| + | File:Date Palm trunks.JPG|trunks pruned and some natural 'cleaning' | ||
| + | File:Date palm weird spikes.JPG|unopened leaves | ||
| + | File:DAte palm with bird nest.JPG|crown | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactilifera younger BHs.JPG|juvenile palm, Los Angeles | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Haziz LD.jpg|Haziz palm, Palm Desert | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Bahri.jpg|Bahri palm, Palm Desert | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dacytilifera base BHs.jpg|Los Angeles | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera trunk.jpg|trunk | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera base H.JPG|lsuckering base | ||
| + | File:Date Palm base 2.jpg|pruned base | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera crown with orange stalks.jpg|new inflorescences | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactyilifera in fruit.jpg|in fruit | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera suckering mass Topanga.jpg|Suckering habit | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Khadrawy in fruit LD.jpg|Khadrawy fruits | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Medjool in fruit LD.jpg|Medjool fruits | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Bahri dates early.jpg|Bahri fruits early | ||
| + | File:Phoenix dactylifera Haziz fruits .jpg|example of a variety of Date fruit (Haziz Dates) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Phoenix]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:34, 17 August 2015
Common Name: Edible Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera is one of the most commonly grown palms on the planet, as well as one of the most economically important ones as well. Despite it being so common, it is still one of the best, most magnificent and useful landscape palms we can grow in southern California. Thousands of these are planted in public landscaping throughout California, as it also one of our hardiest palms. In addition, it was one of the only edible fruit forming palms we grow in California, with over a dozen varieties grown in the Coachella Valley commercially.
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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commercial dates Palm Desert
Palm Desert dates
Las Vegas
San Fernando Valley, California
Huntington Gardens
Huntington Gardens
trimmed palms in public landscaping, Orange County, Ca
San Gabriel mountains, California
San Fernando Valley, California
San Fernando Valley, California
Palm Desert, California
Orange county, California
Orange county California
outside Disneyland, California
Thailand ultra blue form
trunks pruned and some natural 'cleaning'
unopened leaves
crown
juvenile palm, Los Angeles
Haziz palm, Palm Desert
Bahri palm, Palm Desert
Los Angeles
trunk
lsuckering base
pruned base
new inflorescences
in fruit
Suckering habit
Khadrawy fruits
Medjool fruits
Bahri fruits early
example of a variety of Date fruit (Haziz Dates)
