pygmy date palm seed

LATIN NAME: Phoenix roebelenii

COMMON NAME: Pygmy Date Palm

The pygmy date palm arches its many slender, pinnate leaves from the short, clustered trunk, and the whole palm carries the fine, soft, elegant look of the warm garden. The small, slow-growing, evergreen palm carries the short, slender, often clustered trunk covered with the fine, fibrous leaf bases and the many slender, arching, pinnate leaves with the narrow, soft, dark-green leaflets, the long, drooping clusters of the small, yellow flowers between the leaves, one of the fine, elegant sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, oval, dark-brown, edible dates. The palm is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden, and it is a palm of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pygmy date palm is a historic subject of the plant science, and the arching leaves keep showing up in the work on the small palms. The way the many slender, arching, pinnate leaves with the narrow, soft, dark-green leaflets form on the short, clustered trunk has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the small palms, the fibrous leaf bases and the members of the palm family. The drooping clusters and the soft habit have also made it a fine study palm, and the pygmy date palm is a regular subject of the work on the arching leaves of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The pygmy date palm is a fine, elegant palm of the warm garden and the study collection. The many slender, arching, pinnate leaves with the narrow, soft, dark-green leaflets rise from the short, slender, often clustered trunk, one of the fine, elegant sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the long, drooping clusters of the small, yellow flowers open between the leaves, to be followed by the small, oval, dark-brown, edible dates. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the pot and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the arching leaves and the soft ways. It is a fine, elegant palm of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young palms the warmth and the deep, well-drained bed, and the arching leaves will form over the years.

To grow the pygmy date palm from seed, sow the large, round, brown seeds a centimetre down in the tray of fine, sandy soil, keep the tray in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young palms on as they fill the pot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, well-drained ground, the arching leaves will rise over the years.

Miniature Date Palm
pygmy date palm

A dwarf palm species originating from Asia. With a slender trunk and 1m long leaves. Easy to grow and care for, likes a loamy free draining soil. Ideal container palm for the patio.