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