Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around ...

The Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica), native to the island nation it’s nicknamed for, is one of three trees there that don’t grow in the wild anywhere else. The islands, scattered off ...

PixabayJudean dates were ubiquitously grown in the region until the 19th century and famed for their long shelf life. Who would have known that seeds from 2,000 years ago would still be able to ...

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 ...

Dates have been cultivated for thousands of years. Date palm trees can be either male or female, and only the female plants produce fruit. A date palm tree can live for more than 100 years if ...

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.