DISNEY & LAND (CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

What was the “happiest place on Earth” before it was Disneyland? And what is it before that? We go back in time today to explore the dark history of the changes of this land from indigenous river people to farmland to massive theme park, and the one tree that survived it all, the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis).

Canary Island Date Palm
(Phoenix canariensis)

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Mokkie

Additional Reading:

The Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis)
Palm Morphology and Anatomy
The Two Oldest Trees in Disneyland

 
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