Phoenix roebelenii 'Pygmy Date Palm'

Product Details:

Ships bare rooted. 15-18 inches in height. Approximately 20 inches wide.

Phoenix roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm- The Pygmy Date Palm is a rather slow growing palm that is favorable for landscape uses as well as an indoor container plant. This palm only reaches a height of 8 to 10 feet in the ground; has glossy green leaves. Cream colored flowers appear on some plants and females produce small black dates. Likes full sun to partial shade. Temperatures below 30F may cause cold damage to landscape plants.

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.