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
Fruit tree propagation of the parent plant) is cut off and stuck into soil. Artificial rooting hormones are sometimes used to improve chances of success. If the cutting does not die from rot-inducing fungi or desiccation first, roots grow from the buried portion of the cutting to become a new complete plant. However, although this works well for some plants (such as figs and olives), for most fruit tree cultivars this method has much too low a success rate to be commercially viable. Root cuttings (pieces of root cut off and induced to grow a new trunk) are also not used to propagate