PalmsSenegal Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
Senegal Date Palm (Phoenix reclinata) is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9b-11, that matures to about 30-40ft × 20-30ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. It blooms in yellow. It stands up well to salt and drought.
- USDA zones
- 9b-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 30-40ft × 20-30ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Tough against
- Salt, Drought
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Senegal Date Palm is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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