Canary Island date palm
Phoenix canariensis H.Wildpret
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 15 m
- wide
- 9.1 m
Arecaceae
Formerly Phoenix cycadifolia, Phoenix jubae, Phoenix senegalensis, Phoenix tenuis, and 1 more
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNC State Extension lists it as non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses (28 Oct 2026)
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Canary Is.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 12 m to 18 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 6.1 m to 12 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, cream, yellowRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -6.7 °C (USDA zone 9a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (3)
- Asturian
- palmera canaria
- Chinese
- 加拿列海棗, 加拿利海枣, 加那利海枣
- Simplified Chinese
- 加拿利海枣
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-28, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3D model: Phoenix canariensis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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