(fe-niks dak-till-lf-er-ah med-jewel)

Origin: North Africa
Ornamental beauty at its best - alone or in a row

• Cold tolerant to zone 8. Belt one salt tolerance.
• Available in matching sizes from 12' to 30' foot of clear trunk.
• Heavy canopies, silvery green to dark green fronds.
• More tropical in appearance then other varieties.

Applications

Medjool Date palms make a grand statement no matter how you use them. We utilize them as freestanding specimens to create focal points in the landscape and in staggered height plantings that generate eye-catching extravaganzas of natural beauty.

When installed along an avenue or across the front of your property in matching rows, Medjools create maturity and tropical formality.

Consult your Landscape Architect or Groundworks service rep for the latest in creative planting concepts. Medjools are well suited for use in many climates. From South America, up through the Caribbean and all the way to Hilton Head, South Carolina, Medjools are installed on hundreds of sites where the site personnel report that they're performance is "Outstanding"! You will not find a tougher or more versatile & impressive palm.

Groundworks stocks hundreds of stunning Medjools in an array of different sizes. We operate three regional supply and support bases and invite you to visit any of them to select your palms personally. Our bases are located in Houston Texas, Jacksonville Florida and Boynton Beach Florida. We offer installation & warranty services all over the South. All you need to do is pick your palms & tell us where you want them and Presto! Groundworks will make it real!

Environmental Behavior

• Cold Tolerance: Zones 8a-11
• Drought Tolerance: High
• Salt Tolerance: High
• Light Requirements: High
• Wind Tolerance: High
• Soil Requirements: Adaptable
• Moisture Tolerance: Good
• Nutritional Req.: Moderate

Identifying Characteristics

• Thick canopy of silvery green to dark green. Fronds tend to arch out and downward creating a more tropical look then with other varieties. Wide leaflets and a high frond count give Medjool canopies a lush, stunning appearance. Medjools on site appear larger then life and will tend to diminish everything around them. Definitely a focal point.
• Canopy spread after one year on site, 25 feet from frond tip to tip.
• Average trunk caliper of 18-20 inches. The petiole layer is removed by hand using the "Classic Cut" harvesting method. Classic cutting yields a distinctive raised diamond shape trunk appearance that is beautiful and functional.
• Commonly, the lower two feet of trunk has a layer of advantageous aerial roots covering it. These roots are normal and can be planted into the ground provided the palms are installed in clean sand. Most people prefer that we plant as high as possible as the palms are sold by the foot of trunk and the aerial roots comprise a portion of that measurement. If you do choose to plant with the aerial root showing, they are easily hidden from view with under plantings.
• Medjools can grow to as tall as 70 feet and even taller in the desert. However, the growth rate is very slow and is slowed further by our wet conditions. It is best to buy palms near or slightly below the size you need. They are very slow growers and you can expect a foot of new trunk every two to four years.

Selection and Availability

Groundworks stocks hundreds of beautiful Medjool Dates in sizes ranging from 8' of clear trunk up to 28' of clear trunk. In most cases, we can deliver or install in accordance with the demands your schedule requires but ask that you give us as much notice as possible.

We invite you to visit our Houston Texas or Boynton Beach Florida locations to view and personally select the Medjools for your job. If we do not have in stock exactly what you're looking for, you give us seven days and if what you need is obtainable in the United States, we will get them and have them at our facility waiting for you!