Date Palm (Latin Phoenix - "Phoenix" because after his death that Palm is reborn with young shoots from the roots) e genus of plants of Palm family (Arecaceae), including 18 species whose fruit is a type of stone known as dates. Adult represents an average tree with thin trunk, carrying the top rosette of leaves arched curved cirrus. Remain on the trunk handles otmryalite leaves. Flowering period: August - September. Clusters out of the bosom of the leaves, given that they are a plant, or male or female, that it is dioecious plant. Fruits (grain of date) is a longish strawberry, with a length of 2.7 cm, covering the seed with a solid elongated groove. Propagation: by seed or cuttings. In several such species, but mainly as decorative grown three types:

* Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm Sashtinska)
* Phoenix canariensis (Canary date palm)
* Phoenix roebelinii

Date Palm barzoizrastvashto ROOM plant is suitable for planting in wooden sandacheta. While in Bulgaria date palm is popular only as ROOM flower in the desert areas of North Africa, reaching a height of up to seven floors building. Like all palms, it does not form wood, and its stem is juicy, and soft grass. It grows slowly, especially in the early years, formed a few leaves. Subsequently, the lower leaves fall off their foundations and build the stem. Regular golden yellow blooms with colorful petals. Date palm starts plododava six years. However, it is dioecious plant. Male and female inflorescences are on separate plants.