"Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated ...

Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit ... the palm to deplete nutrients from healthier fronds. Over-pruning can attract pests like the palmetto weevil, especially to Canary Island Date palms.

Four date palm species are locally seen ... It is worth mentioning that the fruit on many trees, not just date palms, grows in the absence of pollination. Pollination is essential for production ...

The date palm is mentioned 22 times in the Quran - the most a fruit tree is stated in the holy book. This includes the story of Mary eating dates while in labour with Jesus to ease her pains. 'Dates ...

Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut. The palm tree has been cultivated by humans for almost 5,000 years. This began in the Middle East with the Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) but soon ...

It’s not solely due to the fleshy, sweet fruit they give each ... share of their properties to the trees will encourage those who may not have enough date palms to plant more of them.

The Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica), native to the island nation it’s nicknamed for, is one of three trees there that don’t grow in the wild anywhere else. The islands, scattered off ...

This aerial view shows Carlos Ulloa's Rancho El Refugio date palm ranch decorated for a baptism ceremony in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Saturday, June 15, 2024. Ulloa has come to appreciate date ...