"Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated ...

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Its majestic appearance makes it particularly suitable as an avenue or driveway tree. While royal palms are relatively easy to grow and maintain, they are somewhat fussy about soil conditions and ...

The avocado tree is a dense evergreen that sheds many ... and a beautiful leafy plant will appear. To grow a date palm, buy fresh, whole dates in the winter when they're in season.

Date palm tree borer, the agricultural expert said ... small dates that are with no commercial value, as it feeds on the growing dates," he explained. The lecture which was organised by Khalifa ...