Date palm
A straight ringed trunk under a crown of grey-green arching fronds.
About 8.5 m tall out in the open.
Where it grows
Section titled “Where it grows”| Land | How many of the trees |
|---|---|
| Desert, by water | The only tree of the oases |
Trees of a kind keep together in stands about 60 m across.
Through the year
Section titled “Through the year”It keeps its leaves all year.
In play
Section titled “In play”Its trunk stops men and horses, who go round it. Wildfire leaves it black and bare, and burnt or felled ground grows back over about four years.