Doum palm grow and care – palm tree of the genus Hyphaene also known as Hyphaene thebaica, Doum palm perennial evergreen used for edible fruits and also as drought tolerant ornamental or medical plant, can grow in desert climate and growing in hardiness zone 10-12.
Leaves color green leaves frond when the start to grow it’s like sword when it’s open rounded shape in shredded like fork or spoon narrow tines in the size 1-2 m.
Flower color yellow, flowers grow on clump its branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers dioecious male and female flower on separate plants.
Doum palm fruits
Fruit edible, color of the fruit purple red, the fruit round shapeless.
What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? No
Difficulties or problems when growing: Allelopathy, hard to pick the fruit
Planting season: Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Pruning season: Autumn
How to prune: Dead leaves but not to cut them until the trunk the stem of the dead leaves protect the trunk
Size of the plant? 10-15 m, 30-45 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing / Slow growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: No
Blooming information
Bloom season: Spring
General information about the flower Yellow flowers grow on clump its branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers dioecious male and female flower on separate plants
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season: Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases: Birds, bats
What can be done with big quantities of Doum palm fruits? Eaten raw, cakes, dry, juice, jam and frozen
Work requirements on the fruit: When the tree is young it’s easy to pick the fruit after that it become harder
