Senegal Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata · Palm
Senegal Date Palm is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9b-11, that matures to about 30–40 ft × 20–30 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. It stands up well to salt and drought.
- USDA zones
- 9b-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 30–40 ft × 20–30 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Tough against
- Salt, Drought
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
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