Phoenix sylvestris

SILVER DATE PALM

Native to southern Pakistan and most of India, the silver date palm grows to heights of 40 feet in the plains and scrublands of these regions. A relatively fast grower of 1.5 feet per year, the Phoenix sylvestris produces fruit used to make jellies, and the trunk provides sap to concoct palm wine. Usually growing with a single solitary trunk, the species epitaph is derived from the Latin word for 'wild'. Phoenix sylvestris is considered a hardy palm handling low temperatures, high heat and once established, drought.

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