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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.
Soft, semi-dried date variety; distinctive deep black colour, length and medium size. Share similarities with Ajwa dates such as taste. Ṣafrir Israel: Hebrew: צפריר: Red colored sweet dates that can be eaten immediately after being harvested from the tree Sahcari Somalia: Saiedi, Saidi Libya: Soft, very sweet, these are popular in Libya ...
Date seeds are soaked and ground up for animal feed. Their oil is suitable for use in cosmetics and dermatological applications. The oil contains lauric acid (36%) and oleic acid (41%). Date palm seeds contain 0.56–5.4% lauric acid. They can also be processed chemically as a source of oxalic acid.
Palm trees are recognized as the symbol for Los Angeles. Many have reached the edges of their lifespan. ... the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which ...
[6] [12] The tree is considered valuable in arid regions because it produces fruit even in dry times. [11] The fruit can be fermented for alcoholic beverages. [9] The seed cake remaining after the oil is extracted is commonly used as animal fodder in Africa. [9] The seeds of the Balanites aegyptiaca have molluscicide effect on Biomphalaria ...
Palm tree in an oasis in Kebili, Tunisia Deglet Nour dates Deglet Nour , also spelled Deglet Noor , [ a ] is a cultivar of the date palm that originated in the oasis of Tolga in Algeria . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Commonly referred to as the "queen of all dates", [ 3 ] the authentic Algerian [ 4 ] Deglet Nour date has a soft touch, a translucent light color ...
A zahidi date. Zahidi (Arabic: زهدي) is a cultivar of the palm date that originated in Iraq. It has light brown skin. It is a semi-dry date of medium size that is very sweet. Zahidi dates ship well and are widely exported. [1] It is the most widely grown date cultivar in Iraq, with about 6 million planted trees as of 2015.
The Medjool date (Arabic: تمر المجهول - tamar al-majhūl. Tamar means 'date' and majhūl means 'unknown', from جَهِلَ jahila, 'to not know') [1] [2] also known as Medjoul, Mejhoul or Majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera). It is an important commercial variety constituting some 25% of ...