Talk:Phoenix canariensis

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It can be grown in southern England.Donkfest1 (talk) 19:38, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

I think the photo of palm trees in Almeria, are in fact Phoenix dactylifera. They don´t look canariensis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adammacia (talk • contribs) 10:38, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

oddly phrased paragraph
This- "The palm is easily recognized through its crown of leaves and trunk characteristics. It is not uncommon to see Canary Island date palms pruned and trimmed to enhance the appearance.[3] When pruned, the bottom of the crown, also called the nut, appears to have a pineapple shape." Does now separate it from Phoenix dactylifera. And also "the palm"... does that mean palm trees in general or was "this palm" meant to be used?-rudyard (talk) 20:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Naturalisation
There do not appear to be any references to support the claim that "It is also considered naturalised in peninsular Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia, Bermuda and parts of the United States (Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Louisiana, Mississippi, Southern Nevada, South Carolina, Alabama, and Southern Texas).[6][7]" in references 6 and 7. In particular, South Carolina is listed no where that I can find in these references. 174.228.4.200 (talk) 13:54, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Hazards
Respected news source RadioNewZealand alleges that this specific species has very hazardous spines, but I don't see any good information on Wikipedia about this.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018682989/phoenix-palm-beware-the-undercover-menace-in-your-garden

The article in question seems to specify the Canary Islands Phoenix as being the culprit, but its language is not adequately clear to determine if this aspect is specific to only this species, or if its a problem with the whole family.

https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2904 seems to corroborate the story that many palms have sharp spines, but doesn't corroborate either accusations of:


 * Sap being corrosive to chainsaws
 * Spines being capable of triggering a chemical poisoning

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93083793/the-pretty-palm-tree-that-can-bring-a-world-of-pain also seems to corroborate this narrative, again, with inadequate details ( and is not news outlet with a respectable reputation )

Hopefully some real evidence can be discovered and edited in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheJackal (talk • contribs) 05:30, 30 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I seems odd that these poisonings appear to be very frequent in New Zealand "The senior hand surgeon told me 50% of hand surgeries at Middlemore are for Phoenix Palms. And that 2.6 % of all surgery is Phoenix Palm surgery." https://commongardener.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/palm-harm/ but the problem is virtually unknown elsewhere although p. canariensis is grown around the world. I wonder if that might be some weird mutation in NZ trees or perhaps some evil insect hiding in the foliage, but could not find any scientific papers about the phenomenon. One article briefly mentions saponins in the 'thorns' while another blames some fungus growing on rotting leaf tips, again without sources. 92.200.200.24 (talk) 09:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

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