Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It is a relative of "Phoenix dactylifera", the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary "Serinus canaria". Mature "P. canariensis" are often used in the ornamental landscape and are collected and transplanted to their new planting location. A Canary Island Date Palm with of trunk is approximately 60 years of age. "Phoenix canariensis" is a large solitary palm, tall, occasionally growing to . The leaves are pinnate, long, with 80–100 leaflets
Palm fruit juice Palm fruit juice Palm fruit juice or Tal er Rosh, () is sweet sap extracted from the fruit of palm trees in summer. It contains vitamins A, B, C, and the elements zinc, calcium, potassium, and iron. It also contains antioxidants. This is a symbolic and well-known food in Bengal in the summer. Numbers of popular Bengali foods are made using this palm fruit juice such as palm candy, pitha, pays, kheer, and taller boora (). Only the female palm tree gives the fruits. The age of the tree to starting to give fruits is normally 12 to 13 years.