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Phoenix roebelenii

2012-04-06T23:17:49Z

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|image=Phoenix roebellenii P.jpg
|image_caption=California
|genus='''''Phoenix'''''
|species='''''roebelenii'''''
|continent=asia
|habit=
|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=8-10 ft
|trunk_diameter=4 in
|sun_exposure=
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common names=Pygmy date palm
|synonyms=
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==Habitat and Distribution==
==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
<center><gallery>Image:Phoenix roebellenii many heads P.jpg|Ventura, California
Image:Phoenixroebeleniifruit.JPG|Fruiting
Image:Pygmy date garden.JPG|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.
</gallery></center>

 
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[[Category:PHOENIX|roebelenii]]

Phoenix theophrasti

2012-04-06T23:14:24Z

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|genus='''''Phoenix'''''
|species='''''theophrasti'''''
|continent=europe
|habit=solitary or clumped
|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-15 m
|trunk_diameter=40-60 cm
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Cretan Date Palm
|synonyms=
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[[Image:Picture_268.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_270.jpg|center|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_272.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]

==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to southern Greece (Crete) and southwestern Turkey (Datça Peninsula).

==Description==
Similar to ''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]'' in overall appearance but usually shorter, not over 15 m tall. The fruit is a small date with only a thin, sour-tasting flesh layer around the seed.

==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery>
Image:Cretan date garden.JPG|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.
</gallery>

 
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[[Category:PHOENIX|theophrasti]]

Phoenix theophrasti

2012-04-06T23:10:05Z

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|genus='''''Phoenix'''''
|species='''''theophrasti'''''
|continent=europe
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|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-15 m
|trunk_diameter=40-60 cm
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Cretan Date Palm
|synonyms=
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[[Image:Picture_268.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_270.jpg|center|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_272.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]

==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to southern Greece (Crete) and southwestern Turkey (Datça Peninsula).

==Description==
Similar to ''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]'' in overall appearance but usually shorter, not over 15 m tall. The fruit is a small date with only a thin, sour-tasting flesh layer around the seed.

==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery>
Image:Cretan date garden.jpg|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.
</gallery>

 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:PHOENIX|theophrasti]]

Phoenix theophrasti

2012-04-06T23:02:17Z

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|genus='''''Phoenix'''''
|species='''''theophrasti'''''
|continent=europe
|habit=solitary or clumped
|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-15 m
|trunk_diameter=40-60 cm
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Cretan Date Palm
|synonyms=
}}
{{Palm Page}}
[[Image:Picture_268.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_270.jpg|center|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_272.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]

==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to southern Greece (Crete) and southwestern Turkey (Datça Peninsula).

==Description==
Similar to ''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]'' in overall appearance but usually shorter, not over 15 m tall. The fruit is a small date with only a thin, sour-tasting flesh layer around the seed.

==Photo Gallery==
Image:Cretan date garden.jpg|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.

 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:PHOENIX|theophrasti]]

Phoenix theophrasti

2012-04-06T22:54:12Z

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|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-15 m
|trunk_diameter=40-60 cm
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Cretan Date Palm
|synonyms=
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{{Palm Page}}
[[Image:Picture_268.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_270.jpg|center|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_272.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
Image:Cretan date garden.jpg|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.

==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to southern Greece (Crete) and southwestern Turkey (Datça Peninsula).

==Description==
Similar to ''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]'' in overall appearance but usually shorter, not over 15 m tall. The fruit is a small date with only a thin, sour-tasting flesh layer around the seed.

 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:PHOENIX|theophrasti]]

Phoenix theophrasti

2012-04-06T22:51:58Z

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|species='''''theophrasti'''''
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|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-15 m
|trunk_diameter=40-60 cm
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Cretan Date Palm
|synonyms=
}}
{{Palm Page}}
[[Image:Picture_268.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_270.jpg|center|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Picture_272.jpg|left|thumb|GKP St.Pete, FL]]
[[Image:Cretan date garden.jpg|Magic Mtn., So. Cal.]]

==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to southern Greece (Crete) and southwestern Turkey (Datça Peninsula).

==Description==
Similar to ''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]'' in overall appearance but usually shorter, not over 15 m tall. The fruit is a small date with only a thin, sour-tasting flesh layer around the seed.

 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:PHOENIX|theophrasti]]

File:Pygmy date garden.JPG

2012-04-06T22:46:21Z

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File:Cretan date garden.JPG

2012-04-06T22:46:20Z

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Chamaerops humilis

2012-04-04T05:21:37Z

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[[Image:Chamaerops_humilis_argentea_2.jpg|left|350px|thumb|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'' in native habitat between Tizi-n-Tichka and Agouim, Morocco, at about 2000 m altitude.]]
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|height= 1.5 - 3m
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==Habitat and Distribution==
Native to the western Mediterranean region. There are two varieties:
*'''''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''humilis'''''. Southwestern Europe, including Portugal, Spain, southernmost France, and western Italy, plus various western Mediterranean islands, always at fairly low altitudes. The northernmost naturally occurring palm in the world, at 43° 07' N at Hyères-les-Palmiers on the south coast of France.
*'''''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea''''' (syn. ''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''cerifera''). Northwestern Africa, in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco at up to 2,000 m altitude.

==Description==
''Chamaerops humilis'' is the only species in the genus ''Chamaerops''; the genus is closely related to the Asian genus ''[[:Category:TRACHYCARPUS|Trachycarpus]]'', differing in the spined (not smooth) petioles and the multistemmed clumping habit.

It is a small clustering palm, growing to a height of 1-4 metres, rarely to 6 metres. The leaves are palmately compound, 1-1.5 m long, with 10-20 fingered leaflets 50-80 cm long arranged in a fan at the end of the heavily armed 30-70 cm petiole. In ''C. humilis'' var. ''humilis'' the leaves are green, while in ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' they are strongly glaucous a silvery-blue waxy coating, similar in colour to ''[[Brahea armata]]'' leaves.

==Cultivation==

Although the northernmost naturally occurring palm in the world, ''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''humilis'' is not as cold hardy as the high altitude Chinese ''[[Trachycarpus fortunei]]'', tolerating temperatures only down to about -15°C. Because of its multistemmed clumping nature, it is however more likely to grow back if frozen to the ground. ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'', coming from higher altitudes but further south, is about equally hardy; it grows somewhat slower.

The species grows best in Mediterranean climates like Italy, southern California, Chile, Western Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. Cool winters, with plenty of rain (or, not) and hot, dry summers are the best home for this species. It will take severe drought, but is happiest with regular, if infrequent water.

''C. humilis'' var. ''humilis'' tolerates high humidity, but may not look its best in moist climates. As plants get very old, the various stems can be cut back, or cut down from a freeze, and grow back from the base. It is hardy in the milder parts of Great Britain, but not nearly as commonly grown as the more reliable ''Trachycarpus fortunei''.

''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' is slower growing, and is prone to crown rot from overhead watering, far more than var. ''humilis''. It is probably more drought and heat tolerant, though. Although cold-hardy in Great Britain, the wet climate leads to poor success in cultivation, unless it is given exceptionally good drainage and some shelter from prolonged rain.

==Notes==
In popular literature, ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' has often been listed under the name ''C. humilis'' var. ''cerifera''. This name is however a later publication (1920, versus 1885; [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Chamaerops&page=quickSearch Kew Palms Checklist]) so is not the valid name for the variety.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Eur fan dstrick7.jpg|Bushy Juvenile - Athens, Georgia, USA
Image:Chamaerops FA.jpg|Fullerton Arboretum, California
Image:Chamaerops flowers H.JPG|Flowers
Image:Chamaerops silvery tops.jpg|California
Image:Chamaerops tall UCLA.jpg|UCLA Gardens, California
Image:Chamaerops fruits.jpg|Fruit
Image:Chamaerops cerifera Ralph's neighbor.jpg|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'', southern California
Image:Chamaerops cerifera Riverside.jpg|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'', Riverside, California
Image:Chamaerops bizzare leaves LL.JPG|Bizarre leaf form
Image:Mediterranean fan palm.JPG|Green's Nursery Multi-trunk Santa Clarita, Ca.
</gallery>

{{SpeciesListBackLink}}

[[Category:CHAMAEROPS|humilis]]

Chamaerops humilis

2012-04-04T05:19:56Z

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[[Image:Chamaerops_humilis_argentea_2.jpg|left|350px|thumb|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'' in native habitat between Tizi-n-Tichka and Agouim, Morocco, at about 2000 m altitude.]]
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|soil_type= Well drained
|hardiness=9
|common_names=European Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm
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|sun_exposure=Full sun
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|soil_type= Well drained
|hardiness=9
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{{Palm Page}}

==Habitat and Distribution==
Native to the western Mediterranean region. There are two varieties:
*'''''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''humilis'''''. Southwestern Europe, including Portugal, Spain, southernmost France, and western Italy, plus various western Mediterranean islands, always at fairly low altitudes. The northernmost naturally occurring palm in the world, at 43° 07' N at Hyères-les-Palmiers on the south coast of France.
*'''''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea''''' (syn. ''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''cerifera''). Northwestern Africa, in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco at up to 2,000 m altitude.

==Description==
''Chamaerops humilis'' is the only species in the genus ''Chamaerops''; the genus is closely related to the Asian genus ''[[:Category:TRACHYCARPUS|Trachycarpus]]'', differing in the spined (not smooth) petioles and the multistemmed clumping habit.

It is a small clustering palm, growing to a height of 1-4 metres, rarely to 6 metres. The leaves are palmately compound, 1-1.5 m long, with 10-20 fingered leaflets 50-80 cm long arranged in a fan at the end of the heavily armed 30-70 cm petiole. In ''C. humilis'' var. ''humilis'' the leaves are green, while in ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' they are strongly glaucous a silvery-blue waxy coating, similar in colour to ''[[Brahea armata]]'' leaves.

==Cultivation==

Although the northernmost naturally occurring palm in the world, ''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''humilis'' is not as cold hardy as the high altitude Chinese ''[[Trachycarpus fortunei]]'', tolerating temperatures only down to about -15°C. Because of its multistemmed clumping nature, it is however more likely to grow back if frozen to the ground. ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'', coming from higher altitudes but further south, is about equally hardy; it grows somewhat slower.

The species grows best in Mediterranean climates like Italy, southern California, Chile, Western Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. Cool winters, with plenty of rain (or, not) and hot, dry summers are the best home for this species. It will take severe drought, but is happiest with regular, if infrequent water.

''C. humilis'' var. ''humilis'' tolerates high humidity, but may not look its best in moist climates. As plants get very old, the various stems can be cut back, or cut down from a freeze, and grow back from the base. It is hardy in the milder parts of Great Britain, but not nearly as commonly grown as the more reliable ''Trachycarpus fortunei''.

''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' is slower growing, and is prone to crown rot from overhead watering, far more than var. ''humilis''. It is probably more drought and heat tolerant, though. Although cold-hardy in Great Britain, the wet climate leads to poor success in cultivation, unless it is given exceptionally good drainage and some shelter from prolonged rain.

==Notes==
In popular literature, ''C. humilis'' var. ''argentea'' has often been listed under the name ''C. humilis'' var. ''cerifera''. This name is however a later publication (1920, versus 1885; [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Chamaerops&page=quickSearch Kew Palms Checklist]) so is not the valid name for the variety.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Eur fan dstrick7.jpg|Bushy Juvenile - Athens, Georgia, USA
Image:Chamaerops FA.jpg|Fullerton Arboretum, California
Image:Chamaerops flowers H.JPG|Flowers
Image:Chamaerops silvery tops.jpg|California
Image:Chamaerops tall UCLA.jpg|UCLA Gardens, California
Image:Chamaerops fruits.jpg|Fruit
Image:Chamaerops cerifera Ralph's neighbor.jpg|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'', southern California
Image:Chamaerops cerifera Riverside.jpg|''Chamaerops humilis'' var. ''argentea'', Riverside, California
Image:Chamaerops bizzare leaves LL.JPG|Bizarre leaf form
Image:Mediterranean fan palm.JPG|Green's Nursery Multi-trunk
</gallery>

{{SpeciesListBackLink}}

[[Category:CHAMAEROPS|humilis]]

Phoenix canariensis

2012-04-04T05:15:26Z

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[[Image:Phoenix_canariensis_Grove.jpg|left|thumb|350px|In Habitat, Canary Islands - Photo Carlo Morici]]
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|image_caption=This Canary Island Date Palm has been featured in many movies and television shows. Los Angeles County Arboretum, CA
|genus='''''Phoenix'''''
|species='''''canariensis'''''
|continent=africa
|habit=solitary
|leaf_type=pinnate
|height=10-20 m (40-70ft)
|trunk_diameter=60-90 cm (2-3ft)
|sun_exposure=full
|watering=
|soil_type=
|common_names=Canary Island Date Palm (English) Palmera Canaria (Español)
|synonyms=
}}
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==Habitat and Distribution==

Native to the Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa.

==Description==

Single-trunked, dioecious, pinnate palm to 20 m (66 feet) or more tall; exceptionally tall specimens can be up to 40 m (120 feet). The trunk is 60 - 90 cm (2-3ft) in diameter, often with a much wider base.

Rounded crown of dark green feather leaves 4-6 m ( feet) long, with pinnae to 20-40 cm long closely spaced along the rachis. Like all ''Phoenix'', ''P. canariensis'' has long, extremely sharp spines at the bases of the leaves, which are formed from modified leaflets.

The species is dioecious, with separate male and female trees. The fruit are orange, 2 cm long and 1 cm diameter, with a large seed; the fruit pulp is edible, but usually too thin to be worth eating. They are produced on long, densely branched panicles.

Specimens are sometimes trimmed to remove the lower leaves but this leaves the leaf-bases to create an ugly "airborne pineapple" effect.

==Culture==

Within the limits of its hardiness (down to about -10°C) ''P. canariensis'' is adapted to more habitats and soils than almost any other palm. This, combined with its relative hardiness to cold, make it one of the most widely-planted palms on Earth. Excellent specimens can be found from London to Sydney, from Honolulu to Pakistan, from Tasmania to Durban, and almost anywhere else with a suitable climate. Which is a wide swath of the world.

Best in Mediterranean climates, like those in Italy, southern California, Chile, etc., P. canriensis will also grow in the tropics. Fine stalwart specimens can even be found in cool (but not cold) maritime climates like Northern Ireland, Tasmania, or San Francisco.

While best in full sun and the usual well-drained loamy soil, ''P. canariensis'' can tolerate a wide range of exposures, including deep shade, and a wide range of soil types, including sand and heavy clay. It has a unique ability to tolerate both severe drought and flooding very well, which makes them ideal to plant in housing tracts in which the soil was heavily compacted.

In ideal conditions, seedlings grow pinnate leaves within about a year from sprouting, and increase to full width in about 5 years, at which point they begin to form a trunk. They can then put on about 30 cm (12") trunk height growth a year, though they are usually much slower, particularly when young.

In climates cold enough to freeze the entire crown (such as parts of New Mexico), regrowth is slow and often stunted.

In popular use, the English name is often abbreviated to the acronym "CIDP".

==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery>
Image:Phoenix canariensis 55N.jpg|Young plant about 6 or 7 years old, at 55°N latitude, Northumberland, UK
Image:Phoenix canariensis 55N snow.jpg|''Phoenix canariensis'' can tolerate snow, as long as temperatures are not too severe
Image:IMG_0735.JPG|More than likely a male, Masonic Temple, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Image:IMG_0336.JPG|Island of Venizia, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Image:Canariensisfruit.JPG|Fruiting tree in Tampa, Fl.
Image:Canary date palm1.JPG|La Quinta Hotel Santa Clarita, Ca.
</gallery>

 
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[[Category:PHOENIX|canariensis]]

File:Mediterranean fan palm.JPG

2012-04-04T04:49:29Z

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File:Canary date palm1.JPG

2012-04-04T04:49:28Z

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