Palm Walk years old, although scientific research has shown that the trees could live as much as five hundred years. As such, the university has drawn up plans to replace the palms with Date palms of an unknown cultivar, in the coming years. These trees would not only provide more shade than the current trees, but they would also allow for harvestable dates, which could then be sold locally. While there is no timeline on replacement of current palms, it is expected that it would be done in the coming decade. Originally, there was no official name for the Palm Walk, as
Sabal domingensis Sabal domingensis Sabal domingensis, the Hispaniola palmetto, is a species of palm which is native to Hispaniola and Cuba. "Sabal domingensis" is a fan palm with solitary, very stout stems, which grows up to tall and in diameter. Plants have 20–30 leaves, each with about 90 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched, arching and at least as long as the leaves, bear pear-shaped, black fruit. The fruit are in diameter; fruit size and shape are the main characteristics by which this species differs from "Sabal causiarum". "Sabal domingensis" is known as the "Hispaniola palmetto", "Hispaniola palm", or "Dominican palm" "palma