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This tree is valued for its delicious fruit. Reviewed by Kathleen Miller The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) has a commanding presence. Its arching, gray-green, waxy fronds can reach more than 10 ...
The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.
California has just one native palm, the California fan palm, which fill oases in the Coachella Valley and Joshua Tree regions.
Phoenix reclinata Senegal Date Palm is stunning in the landscape.  Its multiple trunks spread outward gracefully, creating ...
Do you see fewer palm trees in New Orleans? Blame these two deadly, incurable diseases. Many date palm trees came from Asia, Africa and the Canary Islands and are susceptible to bronzing disease.
Zakir Hossain, a resident of Swajanpur village under Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur, has succeeded in cultivating date palm trees on his native soil, paving the way for other youths in the area to ...
Elevate your outdoor space this summer with an exotic-looking palm tree that's sure to transform any area into a desert island paradise. Needing little maintenance and promising to withstand the ...
For nearly a century, three Canary Island date palm trees have welcomed visitors to La Jolla’s La Valencia Hotel. Until this week. The hotel, at 1132 Prospect St., made the “difficult decision ...
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 expanded to other regions with other palm species.
A man was seriously injured while walking on Cannes’ Croisette promenade on Saturday when he was struck by a falling palm tree brought down by high winds.
It just provides a small nice-tasting date that could never compete commercially with the medjoul variety growing on the 14,000 trees in our fields. So it can’t be used for anything.