Plant Care Guides / Outdoor & Coastal / Trees
Exotic (Canary Islands) | Easy Care | Palm tree
The Canary Island date palm is the big, bold, classic palm you see lining seafront promenades and resort entrances. It has a thick, sturdy trunk topped with a massive, arching crown of dark green, feathery fronds, and it makes a statement like no other tree can.
It is a slow grower, extremely long-lived, and once established it handles wind, salt air, drought and poor soil with almost no fuss. It is not a tree for small gardens; it eventually becomes very large and heavy, and the trunk can reach 10 to 15 m. But for a feature palm in a larger garden, on a boundary or flanking a driveway, it is magnificent.
10 to 15 m tall with a very wide crown spread. Trunk diameter up to 1 m.
Slow.
Feature palm, avenue planting, large garden specimen, driveway entrance. Not for small gardens.
Full sun.
Adapts to most soils including sandy and alkaline coastal sand. Tolerates poor soil.
Drought-tolerant once established. Water young palms regularly until well rooted.
Feed annually in spring with a balanced palm fertiliser.
Remove dead fronds only. Do not prune the crown or remove green fronds, which weakens the palm. Be careful of the sharp spines at the base of each frond.
Ask about availability. We keep a changing range of trees and large shrubs. WhatsApp us to check what is currently in stock, or visit the nursery and we will help you choose the right tree for your spot.
