General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25 to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1 inch oval fruit containing a single seed. Fruit turns purplish-black when ripe.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Street Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Wild Date Palm
  • India Date Palm
  • India Winepalm
  • Silver Date Palm
  • Toddy Palm

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Location: Paseo del Parque, Malaga
Date: 2015-03-22
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Date: 2018-04-08
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date: 2006-03=06
Photo of fruits by J M Garg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Location: Narendrapur, near Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date: 2008-02-02
Photo of male flowers by J M Garg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Comm
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date: 2008-02-08
Photo of female flowers by J M Garg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Co
Uploaded by hawkarica
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