Piper Park, entrance to Community Garden. This one will be removed by 5/17/18. It's a beautiful specimen but the city found a buyer for it (mature palms are easier to transplant than other species due to a more compact root system) also garden #1 will be free of the shade of it at last.

The palms in the genus Phoenix are commonly called date palms. Male and female flowers are formed on separate plants. The females, if grown in proximity to males, produce dates. Unfortunately, the dates of Canary Island date palm are unpalatable to humans and create a nuisance when they fall to the ground. The seeds are spread around by wildlife and it’s not unusual to see one of these palms pop up in an unexpected place. The dates we like the taste of are produced by Phoenix dactylifera which is native to the middle east, but grows in the Palm Springs area in California. Canary Island date palms are a common sight in Larkspur neighborhoods especially around older homes.