Wild Date Palm Phoenix sylvestris

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Botanical Name:

Phoenix sylvestris

Family:

Arecaceae

Genus:

Phoenix

Species:

sylvestris

Common Name:

Wild Date Palm

Seeds Per Pound:
2,270
Quantity:
0.89 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
12
Germination:
83%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
50 ft
Collection Locale:
Pakistan
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.89 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 12 seeds)
$5.95
1 oz (~ 142 seeds)
$14.95
4 oz (~ 568 seeds)
$21.86
8 oz (~ 1135 seeds)
$31.07
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 3/4" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Seed needs warm temperatures after sowing to germinate (75 degrees F +). Germination takes place in 30-90 days, but even under good conditions germination may be erratic and take longer.
Short description:
Physical Characteristics : TREE growing to 15 m (49ft 3in). It is hardy to zone 9. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.
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Description P. sylvestris ranges from 4 to 15 m in height and 40 cm in diameter; not as large as the Canary Island Date Palm , but nearly so, and resembling it. The leaves are 3 m long, gently recurved, on 1 m petioles with acanthophylls near the base. The leaf crown grows to 10 m wide and 7.5 to 10 m tall containing up to 100 leaves. The inflorescence grows to 1 metre with white, unisexual flowers forming to a large, pendent infructescence. The single-seeded fruit ripens to a purple-red colour. [ 1 ]
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Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov