Ability to Respond Total:6 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:High
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
Populations mostly limited to areas near creeks, coastal areas, or near horticultural plantings
3
Spread Amount
Mostly limited to areas near creeks, coastal areas, or near horticultural plantings. Occasional escapees into wildlands, likely due to animal dispersal
2
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
Dense infestations can block water flow and disrupt creek habitat
3
Agricultural
Canary island date palm is attacked by fusarium wilt and can spread to other susceptible plants.
1
Infrastructure
Fronds and trunks can clog waterways during storm events
2
Cultural
0
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
Commonly used as a landscape tree in horticultural settings
1
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
10
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
When tall very easy to detect at a distance. Seedlings are difficult to detect as they tend to grow in dense vegetation
3
Control
Relatively sensitive to chemical control. Often very costly to control, large trees need to have fronds removed, trees are drilled and filled with herbicides, and can present a fall hazard if people are nearby so trunks need to be taken down.
2
Tools in Place
Notes
Score
Entry
0
Control
0
Outreach
Minor outreach in some locations, however the plant is still sold in horticulture trade.
