Pygmy Date Palm Phoenix roebelenii Arecaceae
	Form: Tree Seasonality: Perennial Size: 6 feet Flowers: Small, yellowish Leaves; Curved fine leaves form a dense crown Fruit: Small purple dates Stems/Trunks: Single trunk, often planted in groups Range/Origin: Laos Hardiness: Sunset zones; 13, 16, 17, 22-24 Comments: Low litter, Thorns on leaf stalks, may be grown indoors CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Exposure: Full sun to full shade Water: Regular water Soil: Sandy, well drained soil Propagation: Seed, offshoots Maintenance: Some; clean up of spent leaves
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