Senegal Date Palm

Senegal Date Palm Care

Phoenix Reclinata

What is the plant

Reclinata is a beautiful,cold tolerant multi-stemmed palm. Sought after for its high ornamental value, the slender stems are covered with brown fiber and tend to curve away from the center of the clump in graceful arcs. The dates of this palm are small and edible and the heart can be enjoyed as a vegetable.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

10°C - 22°C

Hardiness zone

9 - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
The established palm tree needs watering 1-3 times a week. adjust your watering depending on the season. palm trees grow more during warm months and slow down during cold months. watering once a week in the winter should be enough.
Pruning
Trim out dead and damaged leaves any time, pinching off or cutting off each of those leaves at its base. Avoid cutting into a plant's main stems or its crown, which is where its leaves and roots meet.
Fertilizer
Universal fertilizer is granular and mineral product intended for fertilization of all types of garden cultivations. Its balanced content is suitable both for fruit trees, fruit bushes, vegetables and ornamental plants. The even composition of individual elements makes the fertilizer universal.

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Sunlight
Requires either part sun or part shade do well in filtered light for most of the day.
Soil
Well-drained.
Temperature
Best outdoors if grown in zone 9b-11, find your zone here. In the northern end of their grow zone Senegal Date Palms should be brought indoors or protected during the winter months. The patio zone is 4b-11 which means the potted plant will flourish over the summer months in colder zones but must be brought inside before winter.

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Container
Choose a pot that is 2.5-5.08 cm (1-2”) larger than the current size.
Popularity
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