Date Palm 'Medjool'

I am experimenting with this palm. They sell them at Lowes as cold Hardy palms and since the recent cold weather we are getting it is b...Read Moreeing put to the test. So far it has major leaf burn with the temps being in the teens with wind chill's in the single digits. Pine straw at the base and Christmas lights around the top for protection. We will have to wait and see what happens when the weather warms up here this spring. (Zone 8a)

This variety of date palm originated in the Middle East, but is rapidly becoming one of the primary varieties grown and sold in Californi...Read Morea. Often called the 'Cadillac of Dates'.. the fruits are very large for date fruits and are exceptionally soft and sweet (a tad too sweet to me). Most dates sold simply for eating (and not part of some candied product) now in California are this variety.

This tree does not like standing water from heavy rains, plant it in an open area of your yard (imagine a 40 ft circle with no other tree...Read Mores) that has some slope. It likes sandy, loamy, nuetral soil (mix in a soil conditioner with mg/mn when planting) and organic manure type feedings during growing months only. Like many palms, the medjool drinks water as it is flowing by, it does not do well in low lying areas where water ponds. Light freezes do not harm dactylifera. your queen palms and pygmy dates will show damage before the true date does. Mine seem to be growing fast, about half the rate of my mexican fan, but faster than what many websites say.