Phoenix dactylifera
North Africa
Not endangered
Full sun
Medium, fairly drought tolerant when mature
-2 Degrees C
40-100 feet
20-40 feet
Clustering, up to 16 inches in diameter, texture is diamond patterned with persistent old leaf scars
No
Pinnate, up to 20 feet long, pale grey/green, leaflets towards base of petioles are spiny
Small white blooms on branching inflorescences up to 4 feet long
¾ an inch in diameter, oval, orange when ripe
Dioecious, male and female flowers occur on different plants
Oryctes rhinocerus, Fusarium albedinis, scales, leaf spot, lethal yellowing
Very easily and quickly, up to 1 month
