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Palms & Trees
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Phoenix canariensis is the palm you see at the entrance to hotels and government buildings, and there is a reason it gets used that way: nothing else has that combination of a thick, diamond-patterned trunk and an enormous, almost perfectly symmetrical crown of arching fronds.
It is slow, which is why a good specimen costs what it does — the trunk you are buying represents fifteen years or more of growth. Once established it is close to indestructible: full sun, poor soil, salt, drought and 50°C are all fine.
- Crown spreads 6–8 m on a mature specimen — plan the space before ordering
- Diamond-patterned trunk develops with age and cannot be rushed
- Handles salt, drought and extreme heat once established
Rs 9,000for the 4 ft
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery free on this size.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 10–20 m, crown 6–8 m across
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Non-toxic — safe if chewed
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How to look after your Canary Island Date Palm
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Most prefer full sun once established; indoor palms want bright, filtered light.
- Water
- Deeply twice a week in summer, weekly in winter. Palms dislike both drought and standing water.
- Humidity
- Moderate. Indoor palms benefit from raised humidity in winter.
- Soil
- Sandy, free-draining soil. Palms rot at the crown in heavy, wet ground.
- Feeding
- Specialist palm feed containing magnesium and manganese, three times a year. Ordinary NPK causes yellow banding.
- Temperature
- 15–48°C for outdoor species. Protect indoor palms below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow bands on older fronds
Why it happens: Magnesium or potassium deficiency — very common in palms.
What to do: Apply a palm-specific feed. Do not remove yellowing fronds; the palm is still drawing nutrients from them.
Brown, dry frond tips
Why it happens: Dry air, salt build-up, or under-watering.
What to do: Water deeply, flush the soil, and raise humidity for indoor palms.
Soft, foul-smelling crown
Why it happens: Crown rot from water sitting in the growing point.
What to do: Usually fatal. Prevent it by never watering into the crown.
Arecaceae
We grow 11 palms
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
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