This is a great palm for inside, or outside winter in the garden, with a unique look. Large mature specimens can be left outside in the winter.

The name says it all, it is native to the Canary Islands, but it is also common in parts of Africa.

It immediately reminds you of a tropical place and creates a Mediterranean atmosphere in your home or garden.

It has beautiful dark green feathery leaves, and will transform any place in your home into a piece of the tropics.

You may also have seen them on vacation in Europe. They are in fact common along the Mediterranean coast.

With its thick trunk and beautiful leaves it is a feast for the eyes.

It is a very popular feather palm in the Netherlands because it can be placed in the garden in the spring and summer months as a tub plant, and can withstand a few degrees of frost.

The growth rate of the Canary date palm is reasonably fast. The lower leaves will eventually die off. This is normal, such is its growth habit. These should be removed manually. This creates its stocky trunk.

The Canary date palm has small thorns near the lower leaves.

It is important to know that the root ball (potting soil) of the Canary date palm should never dry out. If it does, the palm may show dried leaves. These need to be removed.

It can grow up to 18 meters high in the wild! It is a dioecious palm with a stocky trunk with leaf scars and a dense crown with 50 to 100 pinnate leaves (in mature specimens). The leaves can grow up to 5-6 feet long, broad, short-stemmed, and arching overhangs.

The leaflets are green, firm, narrowly lanceolate and v-shaped. The lower petals are often reduced and have spines. The middle partial leaves are 40-50 cm long.

The feather palm can also be placed in the garden during the summer and spring months. If you choose to keep this palm as a tub plant we recommend that you let it hibernate in a frost-free place.This is a great palm for inside, or outside winter in the garden, with a unique look. Large mature specimens can be left outside in the winter.

The name says it all, it is native to the Canary Islands, but it is also common in parts of Africa.

It immediately reminds you of a tropical place and creates a Mediterranean atmosphere in your home or garden.

It has beautiful dark green feathery leaves, and will transform any place in your home into a piece of the tropics.

You may also have seen them on vacation in Europe. They are in fact common along the Mediterranean coast.

With its thick trunk and beautiful leaves it is a feast for the eyes.

It is a very popular feather palm in the Netherlands because it can be placed in the garden in the spring and summer months as a tub plant, and can withstand a few degrees of frost.

The growth rate of the Canary date palm is reasonably fast. The lower leaves will eventually die off. This is normal, such is its growth habit. These should be removed manually. This creates its stocky trunk.

The Canary date palm has small thorns near the lower leaves.

It is important to know that the root ball (potting soil) of the Canary date palm should never dry out. If it does, the palm may show dried leaves. These need to be removed.

It can grow up to 18 meters high in the wild! It is a dioecious palm with a stocky trunk with leaf scars and a dense crown with 50 to 100 pinnate leaves (in mature specimens). The leaves can grow up to 5-6 feet long, broad, short-stemmed, and arching overhangs.

The leaflets are green, firm, narrowly lanceolate and v-shaped. The lower petals are often reduced and have spines. The middle partial leaves are 40-50 cm long.

The feather palm can also be placed in the garden during the summer and spring months. If you choose to keep this palm as a tub plant we recommend that you let it hibernate in a frost-free place.