Hi guys,

As the title already says, which palm in the Phoenix genus is the fastest grower?

Is it true the genuine commercial date palm is actually a slow grower?

And how many years does it take before most humans can walk under them without leaves touching them? (Trunk of 6 feet and up)

Edited January 5, 200917 yr by Musi

the phoenix canariensis and very fast!.

I might have to say P. sylvestris actually. There are some 50 footers here in Venice, I can't say the same for any other Phoenix species.

It is true, however, that the true Date (P. dactylifera) is a slow grower by nature. The town of Venice purchased about 100 with 20 feet of clear wood for $4500 each about 3 years ago.

The fastest grower for me is P. sylvestris.

I agree with Sylvestris

P sylvestris April 2002...

and same palm in June 2008...

Edited January 5, 200917 yr by Tampa Scott

Would have to agree with Phx Sylvestris... Jv

phoenix sylvestris in my City !,neaples,

Photo 1

http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Phoenix/sylvestris.html

phoenix sylvestris in my City !,naples,

Photo 1

http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Phoenix/sylvestris.html

P sylvestris!

I agree with P. sylvestris. Some P. reclinata (most likely hybrids) can also be fairly fast.

Dear Friends

I have grown few p.sylversteris here in south india,and now iam trying CIDP,CIDP-RED fruticas,p.theo,Some date palms in ground.i will say that Date palm was the slowest of them all...but seeing the speed of CIDP & theo i have no complaints but...CIDP Red Fruticas(i.e presumed to be a hybrid of CIDPxDate palm) is comparatively slow comparing to the speed to a pure CIDP here.

My hands are itching to plant these babies in ground rightaway..but waiting for full summer to start this work ! and i will give you illustations to substanciate my claim..just need few more months !

Love,

Kris

Is the P. Roebelinii a lot slower? I thought that that the pygmy was the fastest.

The late John Bishock had a very good assortment of palms. He stated that the fastest growing he had were a couple of Phoenix canariensis x p. sylvestris, which was also my experience. P. sylvestris may gain height faster, but in term of bulk [i. e., dry matter], the hybrid gains faster.

merrill

P. roebelinii may push new fronds at a very fast rate, but because of its dwarf nature, it cant compete in terms of height growth rate with sylvestris, canariensis and other larger Phoenix. P. sylvestris is fast here also, and as pointed out, dactylifera is slow (I dont have either, my observations are from ones around town).