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The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.
Date pollinator with fresh strands of male flower. Date pollinator up an 'Abid Rahim (عبد رحيم) palm tree. Pollination of the female fruits is conducted in late February and beginning of March which is, according to the Coptic calendar still used for agricultural purposes by the Manasir, the end of the month Amshir. [7]
The date palm has historically been considered a symbol of Judea and the Jewish people. [54] The leaves are used as a lulav in the Jewish holiday of Sukkot . [ 55 ] They are also commonly used as the s'chach in the construction of a sukkah .
A large number of date cultivars and varieties emerged through history of its cultivation, but the exact number is difficult to assess. Hussain and El-Zeid [1] (1975) have reported 400 varieties, while Nixon [2] (1954) named around 250.
The oldest viable seed that has grown into a full plant was a roughly 2,000-year-old Judean date palm seed, recovered during excavations at Herod the Great's palace on Masada. It had been preserved in a cool, dry place, not by freezing. It was germinated in 2005. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Female date palm trees produce fruit and male date palm trees produce pollen. Cobb said one male date palm tree can produce enough to pollinate 30 to 50 female date palm trees, so he has ...
The valley is the top date-growing region in the country, and last year Riverside County had nearly 10,000 acres (4,046 hectares) of date palms that produced more than 38,000 tons (34,473 metric ...
Date palm cultivation began in the Jordan River Valley, and the earliest date pits have been discovered at Ein Gedi by the Dead Sea. In the Golan, olives trees were grown and olive oil was produced there. [7] Chickpea cultivation dates back to the Bronze Age (3300 – 1200 BCE) [8] and grapes and olives became important crops in the hill ...