Sylvester Palm Field/Large Palms For Sale/Buy Large Trees Planted and Guaranteed/The Tree Planters
The Sylvester Palm is one beautiful palm tree as is testament by this video of a grower who has grown a large field of these specimens. We are really proud of our website where we have over 500 videos, hundreds of pictures, blogs, and a section for trees and palms that give you information about each tree or palm: https://thetreeplanters.com/ Scientific name: Phoenix sylvestris Common names: The Sylvester Date Palm is also known as Sugar Date Palm, India Date Palm, Silver Date Palm, and Wild Date Palm. Family: Arecaceae Origin: It is native to India. Appearance: It has a lot of similar characteristics with True Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera). It has a solitary robust trunk, with interesting diamond pattern created by leaf scars. The Sylvester Date Palm requires some maintenance trimming old dead leaves that tend to make “skirt”. Trunk is swollen at the base, about 13-18 inches in diameter. Without crown shaft 90-100 large pinnate, feather-shaped, leaves emerge at the top of the trunk. Leaves are about 10-15ft long, silver or blue-green color, slightly curved, with 100-120 sharply pointed at the end leaflets. Leaflets are 1-1.5ft long by 1-2 inches wide and arranged in groups of 2 or 3, often cross-crossing. Petioles have are about 3ft long, armed with long spines. Growth Rate: Moderate. Phoenix Sylvestris is a fast growing palm that can get up to 50-60 ft tall and 10-15 ft wide. Cold Tolerance: Phoenix Slvestris is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 15F. It grows best in the USDA Zones 8b (15 to 20 F) to 11 (above 40 F). Light Req: Full sun to Partial shade. Water Req: Moderate. The Sylvester Date Palm can withstand a drought for a short period of time. Grows best in moist but well drained soil. WE AT THE TREE PLANTERS ARE CENTRAL FLORIDA'S PREMIRE EXPERTS OF LARGE, RARE AND EXOTIC PALMS AND TREES, PLANTED AND GUARANTEED At The Tree Planters, our clients come first. Period. We have earned the right to call ourselves Central Florida’s Premiere Tree Installers. Not only do we deliver only quality trees but we advise you on how well certain varieties will fit your landscape. We not only offer the highest quality trees, we also can transplant your trees from one area of your property to another or move a tree from one property to another. We can also take care of your custom landscaping needs for an existing property or new construction. 50 years of experience Knowledgeable, reliable crew Free consultation Delivery and set-up included in price Our trees have a One Year Guarantee Maintenance: Easy. The only thing this palm requires is some trimming to avoid “skirt” of old dead leaves. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continuous release formula twice a year during growing season.
