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 ...

Scientists in Israel just grew date palm trees from 2,000-year-old seeds, some of which were found in the Dead Sea Scroll caves. The fruit from these trees was so popular in ancient times that even ...

BEST OF 2021: Forests of Judean date palm trees once covered ancient Israel, from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea. The fruit of the tree symbolised life and prosperity and was praised in ancient ...

The palm trees, in the back garden ... Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look ...

Iraq has the highest number of palm trees and ranks fourth in date production globally, a ministry official said on Sunday.

Despite its leadership in tree numbers, Iraq ranks fourth in global date production, a gap the country is actively working to ...

The darker the colour, the stronger the flavour. Jaggery from the date palm tree is a winter specialty and quite rare. It is prized in the regions it is found and used to sweeten sweets.