Naturalized Palms in the Southwest

[ahosey01]

Hey guys,

Wondering if anyone can point me to some locations in the American Southwest where non-native (or native to the region, but not that specific area) palms have been naturalized.

For example, there is a significant stand of Washingtonia filifera that have been naturalized in the bed of the New River Wash south of Black Canyon City in Arizona.  I have heard there are CIDPs naturalized in California, but I don’t know where they are.

I know there are more. I’d like to naturalize some Phoenix dactylifera in the wash behind my house. It’s full of non-native saltcedar and tree-of-heaven anyways, and if it’s going to be a safe place for non-native invasives, might as well add something fruit producing that looks nicer.

Edited July 26, 2020 by ahosey01

[awkonradi]

I think the only possible explanation for this Phoenix dactylifera is that someone threw a date pit out their car window several decades ago.

https://goo.gl/maps/hSh7gpHGBTdn2b7Q7

This is near the north end of Sunset zone 14, in the San Andreas fault valley.

Edited July 26, 2020 by awkonradi

[ahosey01]

28 minutes ago, awkonradi said:

I think the only possible explanation for this Phoenix dactylifera is that someone threw a date pit out their car window several decades ago.

https://goo.gl/maps/hSh7gpHGBTdn2b7Q7

This is near the north end of Sunset zone 14, in the San Andreas fault valley.

Yeah - there are a few of these on the 60 coming out of town.  This is what I’m trying to do in the wash by the highway behind my house.  Me and the family eat a lot of dates - been saving the pits.  No idea if that will work.

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

Around the outskirts of Phoenix theres plenty of Washingtonia robusta groves scattered around,  also on the highway north of Sweden AZ i saw a couple in the middle of nowhere just growing in the desert.  also on the Colorado River near Lake Havasu there are plenty of naturalizing Washingtonia as well as Dates. 

[ahosey01]

2 hours ago, Mr.SamuraiSword said:

Around the outskirts of Phoenix theres plenty of Washingtonia robusta groves scattered around,  also on the highway north of Sweden AZ i saw a couple in the middle of nowhere just growing in the desert.  also on the Colorado River near Lake Havasu there are plenty of naturalizing Washingtonia as well as Dates. 

You got lat/long coordinated for those date palms? I’d like to visit.