Phoenix canariensis
Canary Islands
Not endangered
Full sun
Medium, fairly drought tolerant when mature
-7 Degrees C
40-60 feet
20-40 feet
Solitary, up to 48 inches in diameter (including frond sheath) often pruned back, texture is diamond patterned with persistent old leaf base remnants
No
Pinnate, up to 20 feet long, medium green, leaflets towards base of petioles are spiny
Small white blooms on branching inflorescences up to 6 feet long
½ an inch in diameter, oval, yellow/orange when ripe
Dioecious, male and female flowers occur on different plants
Metamasius atwoodi, scales, lethal yellowing
Easily, between 1-4 months
