Date Palm Tree In Uae

Most date palm production in the u s.
Date palm tree in uae. Locally the sheikh mohammed centre for cultural understanding reports that date palm seeds dating back to 5110 bc were identified on delma island in abu dhabi. The species is widely cultivated across northern africa the middle east the horn of africa and south asia and is naturalized in many tropical and. Discovered in 1998 the oldest seed dates back to 5110 bc and the second oldest goes back to 4670 bc according to radiocarbon tests. How to grow date trees.
Date palm growing requires temperatures above 20 degrees fahrenheit 6 c to survive. Phoenix dactylifera commonly known as date or date palm is a flowering plant species in the palm family arecaceae cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Insects attacking date palm trees and yielding less harvest were singled out by an agricultural expert in the uae. Insects such as the red palm weevil palm grove borer palm stem borer and the.
There are a staggering 44 million date palm trees in the uae that produce 76 000 tons of dates per year. Abu hail dubai united arab emirates phone. Is in southern california and arizona. The actual date tree population in uae is about 40 millions of which 8 5 in al ain region.
Today there are more than 40. Dates are mentioned 26 times in the quran and the prophet mohammed pbuh was known to have eaten and sustained himself on dates alone. 971 55 894 8900 e mail. Keeping the focus firmly on the humble date and the traditions surrounding it for the 14th year running is the liwa date festival taking place until 28th july in al dhafra.
The gene pool is large and composes about 120 date varieties. The palm tree and dates represent a huge part of emirati heritage and this yearly event aims to celebrate that explained festival director obaid khalfan al mazrouei. It is one of the largest cultivated plants especially in uae dubai where its food is often traditional staple food and also a source of syrup alcohol and vinegar. Florida has many palm trees too but the dates grow during the rainy season and generally get moldy and rot before they can mature.
New introductions from saudi arabia iraq and oman included khallas aboumaan hallawi khissab khenezi nabut saif jabiri hillali lulu chichi khadraoui sakii sultana and barhi varieties.