Phoenix sylvestris

🌴 Phoenix sylvestris – Indian Date Palm
📏 Height: 10–15 m | 🌿 Pinnate, arching blue-green leaves with spiny petioles
🪵 Trunk: Solid, gray-brown, often retaining ornamental leaf bases
🌍 Origin
🇮🇳 India, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇵🇰 Pakistan
🌴 Common in parks, temples, and tropical avenues
📍 Ideal for
🏡 Scenic gardens, public parks, monumental avenues
✨ Tropical yet rustic appearance, with excellent resilience
🌼 Flowering
📅 Spring – early summer
🌸 Dense, branched inflorescences in ivory-yellow tones
🍇 Fruiting
📅 Summer – autumn
🟤 Small, purplish dates, astringent but locally used for palm sugar or spirits
💧 Tolerance
🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Drought: highly tolerant | ❄️ Withstands down to –5 / –6 °C
🌊 Moderate salt tolerance | 🪴 Prefers well-drained soils, even sandy or poor
🧰 Care
✂️ Remove dry leaves for aesthetics and safety
🌱 Medium-fast growth
🛡 Hardy plant, rarely affected by pests