In every respect the hardiest of all the date palms, this rare species is only known from a few small sites on the Greek island of Crete and in southern Turkey. It is somewhat similar to the true Date Palm but has a particularly compact appearance with silvery-gray, spiky leaves and clustering trunks. Its fruits are sweetish and edible but not as delicious as true dates and MUCH smaller. The Cretan Date Palm is suitable for temperate and subtropical areas and will take more frost than any other Phoenix palm.
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Habitat
Subtropical
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Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants ) Resitant to salty sea air Drought-Tolerant Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like )
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Sunny
Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
Subtropical 
