Fruits/Seeds
Yellowish to red fruit that is 1.5 – 2.3 cm long. Fleshy layer that is rather thin.
Field Guide
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Canary Island Date Palm
Single trunk, palm tree grows up to 15 – 20 m high, 1 m in diameter.
Leaves
Spread leaves, 6 m long and 50 cm wide (when flattened), short thick and extremely sharp-pointed.
Flowers
A loose branching cluster of yellowish flowers. The flowers are 2 - 4 cm long with rounder outer segments.
What to Observe
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First fully open single flower
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Full flowering (record all days)
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End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
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No flowering
When and Where
When To Look
- Flowers during spring
- Fruits ripen in autumn
Where To Look
- Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and NSW
- Naturalised amongst common plants in parks and roadside plantings, often invading neighbouring disturbed natural vegetation
What Else?
Also known as the Date Palm, it is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and NSW.
It is becoming naturalised in many parts of south-eastern Australia, though it currently has a scattered distribution.
