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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25 to 50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/2 inch ovoid green single seeded drupe maturing to yellowish-brown
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Yellowish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Cretan Date Palm

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Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
P. theophrasti grows only in high numbers in two gorges on Crete.
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: BG La Conception Malaga
Date: 2015-03-25
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Crete
Date: 2022-05-27

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