Description

Miniature Date Palm, Phoenix roebelenii (Pygmy Date Palm)  is an elegant smaller palm. It features a solitary slender trunk to 6-10 feet tall with a dense crown of 3 foot long pinnate (feather) leaves composed of up to 100 narrow shiny leaflets.

Palms are one of the most documented and most studied plants in the world and there are over 2600 species of palm tree types known today. Palm trees have an amazing amount of variations and differences in morphology, creating one the most diverse range of species.

Basic characteristics of palm trees include growth from a single stem with crowns of evergreen leaves arranged in either a fan shape or feathery blooms. Most palms have inflorescence containing colorful flowers, which are usually small and white.

The fruits of palms are considered to be drupes, or fruits containing a fleshy, soft part surrounding a hard seed center.