Date Palm
Drought Tolerance: High
Cold Tolerance: 15 F
Salt Tolerance: High
Soil: Adaptable
Light: High
Mature Height: around 30 feet
Trunk: large flat scars, gray ,slowly clustered
Leaf: up to 20 feet long, one of a few with both pinnate and indulplicate forms, over 200 stiffy pointed leaves along rachis, several ranked, stiff
Leaf Petiole: short
Armature: spines are modified leaves at base of petiole
Color:
Flowers:
Fruit: fruiting primarily in dry, hot climates, poorly in humidity and subtropics.
Human Uses: Dates, landscaping