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Senegal date palm suckers vigorously and a single plant can consist of more than 20 stems if left unpruned. It hybridizes readily with other date species, and a fair amount of the material in the nursery trade is probably of mixed percentage. It is valued as a specimen plant for accent, but sufficient room is necessary both to allow its natural spread and distance from its dagger-like leaflets spines. Senegal date looks best when trimmed to reveal the slender matted trunks. A more open cluster can be achieved by selectively pruning out the stems.


Scientific Name: Phoenix reclinita
Typical Height: 25-30' Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Phoeniceae	Hardiness Zone: 9-11 Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Africa
Landscape Characteristics
Salt Tolerance: Moderate Drought Tolerance: High Soil Requirements: Widely adaptable Light Requirements: High Nutritional Requirements: Moderate Uses: Mutli-trunked specimen tree Propagation: Seed, germinating in 2-3 months, division Human Hazards: Spiny
Morphology (Identifying Characteristics)
Habit: Clustering, some stems lean or curve forward, each with 25-50 leaves. Trunk or Stem Characteristics: Slender, covered with fiber matting and old leaf stems, eventually clean and ringed with leaf scars. Leaf Type: Pinnately compound, induplicate; with 200-250 leaflets radiating in different angles, the lower ones modified into long spines. Foliage Color: Dark green. Leaf Size: About 15' long; leaflets 1.5' long, 1.75" wide. Petiole: 4' long, armed with leaflet spines. Crownshaft: None. Inflorescence: 3' long, branched. Gender: Separate male and female plants. Flower Color: Cream. Fruit Size: 1/2" long. Fruit Color: Reddish-brown. Irritant: No.

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