Canary Island Palm (Phoenix canariensis)

Phoenix canariensis There is row of 25 of these Canary Island date palms in a local park and I've always thought how handsome they are.

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Appearance

"Phoenix canariensis" is a large solitary palm, 10–20 m tall, occasionally growing to 40 m. The leaves are pinnate, 4–6 m long, with 80–100 leaflets on each side of the central rachis. The fruit is an oval, yellow to orange drupe 2 cm long and 1 cm in diameter and containing a single large seed; the fruit pulp is edible but not the best of dates.

Canary Island date palm This solitary, majestic palm stands atop the highest peak within Newcastle city. I've always wondered and marveled at its ability to cope with the ferocious winds that occasionally batter this part of the New South Wales coast at times. Such an exposed position. Also, if it self seeded or was planted there by someone.

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Naming

Common names in English include Canary Island date palm and pineapple palm. The common name in Spanish-speaking countries and in the Canary Islands is "palmera canaria".

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Uses

In the Canary Islands, the sap of this date palm is used to make palm syrup. La Gomera is where most of the sap is produced in the Canary Islands.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Angiosperms
Class	Monocots
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae
Genus	Phoenix
Species	P. canariensis

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