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🍎 Date Palm

Phoenix dactylifera
fruits Palm Tree Arecaceae
Date Palm plant photo
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low (established)
🗺️ Zones
8-11
🧪 Soil pH
7.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy, alkaline
🚿 Drainage
Excellent
📏 Spacing
20-30 ft
📐 Height
50-80 ft
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Fig
Both ancient fruit trees for arid climates
🤝 Pomegranate
Fellow drought-tolerant fruit trees

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive

📝 Growing Notes

Tree of life in desert regions. Sweet dates have sustained civilizations. Need male and female for fruit. Extremely long-lived.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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