Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date Palm
- Family: Arecaceae
- Form: Single-trunked palm reaching 60 ft tall and a spread of up to 40 ft.
- Leaves: Pinnately compound leaflets, induplicate, spines at base of petiole
- Stem/Bark: Persistant leaf bases
- Flower: Small and white flowers on branching inflorescence
- Fruit: Drupe, occuring in large clusters
- Comments: Phoenix canariensis is related to another specimen palm tree, Phoenix roebelinii that is equally popular and more useful for smaller landscapes
