Sylvester Date Palm Tree
The Sylvester Date Palm Tree, scientific name Phoenix sylvestris, is one of the most popular palm trees in the world. This spectacular palm is often used throughout luxury homes, renowned golf courses or for avenue planting. The Sylvester Date Palm is also known as Sugar Date Palm, India Date Palm, Silver Date Palm, and Wild Date Palm. It is native to India.
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height: Up to 50 – 60ft
Light Req: Full Sun to Partial shade
Water Req: Moderate
Cold Tolerance: down to 15F
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Sylvester Date Palm Description
Phoenix sylvestris is a fast growing palm that can get up to 40-50ft tall and 25ft wide. 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 crownshaft 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.
The Sylvester Date Palm produces small white flowers supported by 2-3ft long branching inflorescence coming from among the leaves. The Sylvester Date Palm is dioecious, male and female flowers are born on different plants. Flowers are followed by oval fruits, about 1 inch in diameter, turning purple-black when ripe. Fruits are editable and have sweet taste. They contain a single seed inside.
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Growing Sylvester Date Palm
The Sylvester Date Palm can withstand cold freezes and times of drought. It can tolerate cold down to 15F. It likes full sun and moist well drained soil. It requires some trimming to avoid “skirt” of old dead leaves. Sylvester Date Palm Tree can also grow indoors.
Sylvester Date Palm Propagation
Propagated by seeds.
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A lot of palm trees die from fertilizer root burn and nutritional deficiencies. To avoid these problems, use fertilizer that has continues release formula, which feeds your palm tree for few months, rather than using a cheap fertilizer that will wash away after 2-3 rains.
I personally use 
Susan, hello…we have a beautiful Sylvester palm in our front yard that we planted 2 years ago. It is close to 14 ft tall. Some of the lower fronds are dead on the ends – what time of year is best to trim off those fronds? Spring, summer or winter – like now or should we wait till March or April?
Thank you very much
Susan,I live in zone 7b in Georgia and they sell Phoenix Sylvestris palms around here as cold hardy for my zone.This is the first year I have seen them for sale around here.What do you think?Do you think if I gave it protection when we drop below 15F,we do get below that but its just every once and a while.Usually or lows in winter or in the 20s,to uper teens and during the day we usually get above freezing.We did drop to 12f for two nights this past winter,we broke a one hundred year old record.I have a 3 gallon size now,should I wait till it gets to mabey a 15 gallon size.Any advise will help.Thanks