Phoenix Roebelenii, Roebelenii, Pygmy Date Palm, Miniature Date Palm

Product Description

Phoenix roebelenii, with common names of pygmy date palm, miniature date palm or just robellini, is a species of date palm native to southeastern Asia, from southwestern China (Yunnan Province), northern Laos and northern Vietnam, (in Dien Bien Province, Ha Giang Province, Cao Bang Province, Lang Son Province). The name is sometimes mistakenly cited as roebelinii.

Phoenix roebelenii is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing slender tree growing to **3 metres (6.**9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are *****0 cm (****7 in) long, pinnate, with around **0 leaflets arranged in a single plane (unlike the related P. loureiroi where the leaflets are in two planes). Each leaflet is ****5 cm (***0 in)****5 cm long and 1 cm broad, slightly drooping, and grey-green in colour with scurfy pubescence below.

The flowers are small, yellowish, produced on a *5 cm (*8 in) inflorescence. The fruit is an edible 1 cm drupe
resembling a small, thin-fleshed date.
Phoenix roebelenii, is a popular ornamental plant in gardens in tropical and subtropical climate areas. With a minimum temperature requirement of *6 Fahrenheit. in cooler areas it is grown under glass or as a houseplant. It needs little pruning to develop a strong structure, is resistant to pests, is tolerant to soil variation, and is moderately drought tolerant. The plant grows in partial shade to full sun, with the local climate determining where to plant.


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