Phoenix atlantica in 1935 by the French botanist Auguste Chevalier. Its appearance is very similar to "Phoenix dactylifera", being more similar in form to "P. dactylifera" than to "Phoenix canariensis", and possessing characters of both. Tamareira is a clustering palm with 2 to 6 trunks, 5–15 m in height with dark green leaves 2–3 m in length. "P. atlantica" can be distinguished easily from "P. canariensis" by its clustering growth form and its shorter, straighter leaves. The Canary Island date palm is adapted to a wetter climate and cooler temperatures, down to −8 °C. Other distinctions between "P. atlantica" and "P. dactylifera"
Parable of the Olive Tree the ground and nourished it. In time some new branches appeared, but the top of the tree began to perish. So the master of the vineyard instructed his servant to cut off the decayed branches, and replace them with grafts of wild olives. Meanwhile, natural branches of the tree were transplanted to other parts of the vineyard. In time the original tree, now with wild olive branches grafted onto it, grew to give good fruit. Those natural branches of the original tree that were transplanted into poor soil also grew to give good fruit. However, a natural branch of the