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Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Date Palm is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 60-80ft × 20-25ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. Expect yellow and cream blooms in spring. It stands up well to salt, drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 60-80ft × 20-25ft
- Spacing
- 20-30ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Green, Silver
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Cream
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Salt, Drought, Heat, Wind
- Native to
- Middle East, N Africa
Freeze survival
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