Description
Phoenix canariensis (scientific name: Phoenix canariensis Chabaud) is a plant of the genus Eryngium in the palm family, named after the Canary Islands in Africa. The single stem is upright, with a natural height of up to 18 meters, and a stem diameter of 50-90 cm. When young, it is covered with dead leaves, while old trees remain at the base of the petiole. With wavy leaf marks, pinnately compound leaves, clustered at the top. Dioecious, the fleshy inflorescences are drawn from the leaves, and can grow up to 2 meters. Berry, the fruit is ovoid to oblong, with slightly protruding apex. The seeds are oval, with deep furrows and grayish brown in the center. Inflorescences are asked from March to April every year, and they bloom in early May and the flowers are small. The fruits are mature between September and October, and the natural seed setting rate is low.
It is native to the Canary Islands in northwest Africa and was introduced to Europe in the mid-19th century. Introduced to China in the 1980s, it is cultivated in southern Fujian such as Zhangzhou, Xiamen, and Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan. It has strong adaptability and lax requirements for soil and climate conditions. It can also grow on barren saline-alkali soils and can withstand the severe cold of -10°C.
The tree shape is graceful and stretched, and the canopy has good permeability. It can reflect its graceful and vigorous beauty in the park landscaping and lawn configuration, and has no effect on the lawn under the canopy; young plants can be cultivated as bonsai for holiday flower beds and venue layouts , With a typical tropical atmosphere
