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 ...

How could anyone determine the age of such an aged object so precisely, especially when there are absolutely no records to verify the date? Well, tree-ring dating, or dendrochronology, can be this ...

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 ...