How to grow Phoenix rupicola growing and care:
Big amount of water and full sun, can grow without but won’t bring fruit, above -10C, male and a female
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction / Seeds
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes
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:
4-8m, 12-24 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Average growing
Water requirement:
Big 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 or containers:
No
Blooming information
When does Date palm bloom?
Summer
General information about the flower:
Yellow flowers, the flowers grow on branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers
Pollination is done by:
Wind pollination
Edible Fruits
When does Date palm yield:
Autumn- early winter
Pests or diseases for fruits:
Birds, bats
What can be done with big quantities?
Eaten raw, cakes, dry
Work requirements on the Date palm fruit:
When the tree is young it’s easy to pick the fruit after that it become harder
How long does it take for bear fruits?
7-10 years
Ripening of fruit:
Some species need to be in ripening process (freeze them)
Scientific name:
Phoenix dactylifera
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Palm, Perennial plant, Tree
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit
Culinary uses: Dried fruit, Eaten raw, Fruit
