Phoenix canariensis 'Canary Island Date Palm'

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Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm- Native to the Canary Islands, these palms do well as landscape plants in frost-free climates. Grows very slowly. Diamond designs, which mark the points of leaf attachments, decorate the thick trunk. The Canary Island Date Palm likes full sun. Young plants need to be watered regularly, as where mature plants are drought tolerant.

Palms are not typical trees. Instead of branching out, they grow huge leaves from a giant bud at their apex. The palm grows taller as this bud keeps producing new leaves and the lowest leaves die and fall. Next to the grasses, the palm family is more important in its usefulness to man. In some tropical conditions the entire economy is based on palms, with the trees supplying food, shelter, and clothing. Worldwide, palms are an important source of food, vegetable oil, and sugar. They also provide timber, fiber, rattan cane, carnauba wax, and button ivory. We use them for everything from fuel and shampoo to the coconut seasoning of cakes and curries.Palms are planted as ornamentals for indoor and outdoor use to provide a tropical atmosphere.