Medjools are nursery produced and farmed for their delicious fruit, the Medjool Date. An offshoot of the fruit farming effort has been the availability of these spectacular palms for ornamental use.

Common Name:  Medjool Date Palm

Botanical Name:  Phoenix Dactylifera

Plant Type:  Single Stem

Origin: North Africa

Zones: 8a-11

Height:  70'

Rate of Growth: Slow

Salt Tolerance: High

Soil Requirements:  Widely adaptable

Water Requirements: High

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: High

Form:  Single Stem Palm

Leaves:  Thick canopy of silvery green to dark green

Fruits: Medjool date, large and plump

Pests or diseases: Root disease if over-watered

Uses: Fruit and ornamental

Bad Habits: Root disease if over watered

Cost: $$ - $$$ -- reasonable to expensive

Propagation:  Seed