How to Plant Date Palms When to Plant. Either early spring or fall planting is suitable for date palms. If you'll be transplanting a tree rather than starting from seed, aim to plant on a day that ...

Date palm trees are slow-growing yet can reach up to 100 feet in height, depending on the variety. They can provide structure in a garden and can be good trees for shade.Date palms are also highly ...

Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that an ancient Judean date palm seed among those found in the ruins of Masada in present-day Israel and planted three years ago is 2,000 years ...

It's the sort of palm that wouldn't look out of place in a modern office. But there is nothing ordinary - or modern - about this sapling. The 5ft-tall plant was grown from a 2,000-year-old seed ...

Sallon is hopeful that Hannah, a female date tree, will flower this year and the plant could be pollinated by Methuselah – a tree the team grew from a 1,900-year-old Judean date palm seed in 2008.

Israeli scientists have successfully germinated a 2000-year-old date palm seed that has now grown into a sapling. Scientists say the ancient Biblical tree has properties that could have ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Date palms have been cultivated for at least 4,000 years. They are ...

The date palm tree remains one of the region’s most important cultivated crops. Photograph by Matthieu Paley AlUla’s oasis was formed by a wadi, a desert ravine that brings water from faraway ...

In my community, there is a tree called Methuselah. Named after the oldest man in the Bible, Methuselah was grown from a seed found in a ceramic bowl that had been stored on Masada by the Zealots ...