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 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 40 to 50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Date Palm

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2014-01-07
Swollen seed.
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2014-01-07
After soaking in water for 2 weeks, some of the seeds are develop
Location: Hull, GA
Date: 2016-06-30
Medjool Date Palm seeds sprouting
Comments:
  • Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Jan 12, 2020 4:03 PM concerning plant:
    Apparently you may grow a small date palm plant from pits out of edible dates. The pictures here show roots emerging. I have two seedlings sent by a fellow gardener. Some palm seedlings such as these have a single leaf blade, sort of grass like, and develop a fanlike leaf later.

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