Phoenix Canariensis
This is a large palm tree (10-30 m. in height), with a thick (feather grass), very leathery trunk. Its leaves (palms) are dense, webbed tufts and can measure between 2 to 3 metres in length. The flowers can be found in thick orange bunches. The smallest fruit are non-edible dates. It inhabits the lower areas of the Canary Islands, normally at heights of between 10 and 500 m above sea level, forming part of the native vegetation.
The roots of this tree make the most of subterranean water, surviving short periods of waterlogging by weaving its roots through the soil and anchoring them to even the most unstable bottoms of ravines. It lives a long life; the taller ones can live for more than two if not three hundred years. The younger ones do not do well in cold temperatures, such as anything below -2º. Adult trees can cope a little better with the but they need to close their crown to protect themselves in the winter.
Resistance to cold: -2 to -5º.
AVAILABILITY
Potted: from March to June.
