Silver Date Palm Trees
Phoenix sylvestris
Silver Date palm trees are ornamental Date palms. Phoenix sylvestris fruit is edible but bitter. This is a Wild Date palm native to India where it is called the Sugar Date palm because
its flower stalks contain a sweet sap which is used to make date sugar.The Sylvester Date palm looks much like its close relative,
the Canary Island Date palm.
The major differences between it and the CIDP are these: The Silver Date grows more quickly. It is the fastest growing of all the Date palms.Please, do not misunderstand me. P. sylvestris is not a sprinter. It is just that the other Phoenix palms tend to creep along at a snail's pace. At a mature height of 35-40 feet, the Wild Date palm is a full 20 feet shorter than the Canary Island Date.It is more tolerant of humidity than any of the other Phoenix Date palms and also more disease resistant in wet climates.For these reasons, the Silver Date palm is the best of the Date palm trees to grow in the Gulf states. This adaptable palm tree can also handle dry climates.
This row of Silver Date palms is growing by a lake in Internet City, Dubai.
It will thrive in inland as well as coastal plantings as long as it gets plenty of sun and the soil it is planted on drains quickly.
Sylvester Date Palm Info
 Buy an 8' Sylvester Date Palm - Medium Palm Tree The trunks of Phoenix sylvestris palms grow singly. It is not a clumping palm. As the fronds fall (or are removed) they leave a pretty, diamond-shaped pattern on the trunk. The feathery green leaves have a silvery or grayish cast. They grow up to 15 feet in length and curve, slightly, toward the ground. As with many other palms in this genus, the leaves turn into needles near the petioles. Wear
heavy, leather gloves
and exercise caution when pruning this tree. White blooms will appear in the summer months on yard-long branching stalks. The yellow fruit these flowers produce is too acid to eat fresh but can be used to make wine or jelly. The Silver Date is marginally winter hardy in USDA zone 8a. It is reliably hardy without winter protection in zones 9a-11. 
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Date Palm Tree Pictures
Date palm tree pictures to help you in choosing date palms that will suit your landscaping plans. Photos of various date palm tree types growing in commercial and residential landscape designs.
Pigmy or Dwarf Date Palm
The Phoenix roebelenii palm is one of the most feminine palm trees you will ever see. The Pygmy Date palm's lush dark green fronds are more delicate than those of most other palms and they grow in a graceful arching habit.
Phoenix Dactylifera Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera is the edible Date palm tree grown for the sticky sweet fruit it produces. True Date palm, Medjool Date palm and Deglet Noor are the cultivars for sale here.
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Edible and ornamental Date palms for sale here. Buy fresh Date palm seed. Dwarf date, Silver Date, True Date, Medjool and Canary Island Phoenix palm trees growing info.
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