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Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool': Medjool Date Palms

   Article by:Wikipedia

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the Date Palm, is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Due to its long history of cultivation for fruit, its exact native distribution is unknown, but probably originated somewhere in the desert oases of northern Africa, and perhaps also southwest Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, 15–25 m tall, often clumped with several trunks from a single root system, but often growing singly as well. The leaves are pinnate, 3–5 m long, with spines on the petiole and about 150 leaflets; the leaflets are 30 cm long and 2 cm broad. The full span of the crown ranges from 6–10 meters.


Classification of Medjool Date Palms

The True Medjool Date Palm has a more dense canopy with a more tropical look to it The trunk of the Medjool Date Palm Trunk can be cut in different way. Diamond Cut, Classic Cut, Knife Cut and Original The dates of the Medjool Date Palms have been cultivated for hundreds of years
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General Description of the Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool': Medjool Date Palms

   Article by:Floridata

Although there are many palms that we call "date palms"; pygmy date palm(Phoenix roebelenii), Senegal date palm (Phoenix reclinata), Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) are just a few. However the "true" date palm from which the tasty fruit is obtained is Phoenix dactylifera which is a multi-stemmed palm from which the suckers are usually removed to create single stemmed specimens. Trimmed in this manner the date palm will grow to heights of 100 ft (45.7 m). The broad gray trunk is patterned with diamond-shaped leaf scars and is up to 16 inches in diameter. The large greenish or bluish gray pinnate leaves are typically 18-20 ft (5.5-6.1 m) long by 2 ft (0.6 m) wide. They are arranged in a thick canopy up to 40 feet wide. Leaflets are 1-2 ft (0.3-0.6 m) long and arranged in V-shape ranks that run the length of the leafstem. Leaflets near the base are modified into sharp 3-4 in (7.6-10.2 cm) spines.

The yellow orange to red fruit, called 'dates', are oblong and about 1.5 in (3.8 cm) in length. They consist of a large pointed seed surrounded by sweet sugary flesh. Dates are formed from flowers on 4 ft (1.2 m) inflorescences that emerge from among the leaves in spring. Male and female flowers grow on separate plants. Only female plants produce dates and only if a male tree is nearby. Dates are not formed in climates that are too cool. When grown in humid tropical climates like Florida, the fruit tends to be of low quality often dropping from the tree before ripening.

More on the Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool': Medjool Date Palms

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The true edible date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, takes my mind right to a desert oasis! I see the pyramids among the date palms. I see dark-skinned, white-turbaned nomads and sturdy dromedary camels, their muscular torsos hung heavy with leather pouches brimming with burnished-brown bunches of just-cut, sugary-sweet Medjool dates! The Medjool date is the "refugee" palm from The Old World! It was the preferred date "candy" of Moroccan Royalty and was transplanted here, in the U.S.' lower Colorado River Valley to escape a fatal virus. The disease plagued that part of the Mediterranean Basin and threatened to make the Medjool Date only a "sweet" memory in Morocco! The Phoenix dactylifera thrived here to the world's delight! It still IS the treat of Middle Eastern Royalty but now all can enjoy the Medjool's succulent, almost sinful sugary decadence!

The date palm takes my mind, also, to Beverly Hills, Scottsdale, and Palm Springs! It seems synonymous with "new" desert oases, and decadent wealth! A palm needing precious water where rain is sparse. Indeed, the the date palm drinks copious amounts of water which it typically obtains from rivers and springs! It is cultivated from Zone 8 to 11 but the date palm only reliably develops fruit where its roots have an unending supply of fresh water and the air's relative humidity is literally desert-dry! The date palm is hardy to -10ºC (21ºF).

This palm has very distinctive and beautiful foliage that is blue green and held upright and erect. Planted in rows, the edible date palm's very formal form creates an elegant scene. There's nothing frowsy about a landscape that includes Medjool date specimens! However I think they are really best looking when grown out in the dry Western United States. In Florida's Gulf Coast and in Queensland, Australia, the Medjool date palms tend to look a bit stressed by the high humidity. They seem to be doing OK in these humid environs but I don't think that they are really very happy!

The Medjool date palm really wants to be where it feels like it's back home! Maybe they have a genetic longing for the camels and Bedouins and sands of the Moroccan Desert. The Arizona and California deserts are the environments the most like Morocco as far as this date tree is concerned and it there have been commercial date groves operating in those states for decades. This palm, as you can probably tell by my prose, has "moved" me and I feel privileged to have planted and cared for some beautiful specimens that I have come to know intimately! The Medjool date palm is a beautiful and historically important species with fruit that is truly ambrosial!

  • Palm Tree Common Name:Medjool Date Palm, Date Palm, True Date Palm
  • Palm Tree Botonical Name: Phoenix dactylifera
  • Palm Tree Family Name: Phoenix
  • Palm Tree Average Height: 40-60 FT
  • Palm Tree Radius Spacing: 10-15 feet
  • Palm Tree Leaves: Pinnate, Feather-like fronds,
  • Palm Tree Flowers:Off-white clusters, not ornamental
  • Palm Tree Fruit: Sweet Edible Dates
  • Palm Tree Hardiness: Cold Hardy to about 20 F
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Location of The Medjool Date Palm

Where Medjool Date Palms are From

Medjool Date Palm Small pic The date palm is native to North Africa - exactly where is indeterminable. The date palm was one of the first plants to be cultivated by humans. The people of North Africa and the Middle East have depended on dates as a food source for thousands of years. During this long interval, man has constantly selected those trees that produced the finest fruit. Today there are many distinct varieties grown commercially in Iraq, Israel, and North Africa. Commercial date groves are also found in the U.S. mainly in southern California and Arizona. Also a popular ornamental, the date palm graces landscapes from Florida to Texas, in the warm dry climates of the southwest from Arizona and California to Nevada and anywhere freezing temperatures are non-existent or of brief duration. The various Phoenix palm species hybridize with one another easily so individuals may show a mix of species characteristics.

Planting Instructions for Medjool Date Palm offshoots

The Medjool Date Palms Sucklings

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Hole should be dug on average 2 ½ ft deep & 3 ft wide in diameter with moist pure manure or mulch in the bottom, Miracle Grow tree or Super soil tree formula are good choices. A 2-3 inch layer of existing soil should be placed between the pure manure and tree roots. Mix existing soil with manure or tree soil and fill in area around root base. Water the root ball of the plant with a hose as it is being planted. This will ensure that no air pockets are trapped in the soil and will establish a good union between the root ball and the existing soil. When the palm tree has been planted, build a soil barrier around the circumference of the hole to form a dam that will hold water. Then lay down a layer of organic mulch around the tree, being careful not to cover too much of the base of the tree. As a guide note the level at which tree is planted currently in pot. Use a bubbler or arrange a hose to slow soak the area around the tree. It is important not to allow the soil to dry out as this will severely weaken your new palm. But do not over water, the palm will rot, slow gentle watering for the first few months, every few days is critical for survival.

Usage of The Medjool Date Palm

Usage of Medjool Date Palms

pic This is a spectacular palm for landscaping large areas. In recent years many commercial date farms in the western U.S. have closed due to a number of economic pressures. As a result large specimens are available at very competitive prices, even when shipped to Florida. As I write this, a half dozen date palms were installed at the entrance to a new local office complex which I think makes the otherwise undistinguished corporate architecture handsome and interesting. Date palms are also frequently seen guarding the entrances to upscale housing developments and standing at attention along boulevards.

Dates of The Medjool Date Palm

The Medjool Date Palm Fruit

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The fruit is a drupe known as a date.[1] Dates are oval-cylindrical, 3–7 cm long, and 2–3 cm diameter, and when unripe, range from bright red to bright yellow in colour, depending on variety. Dates contain a single seed about 2–2.5 cm long and 6–8 mm thick. Three main cultivar groups of date exist: soft (e.g. 'Barhee', 'Halawy', 'Khadrawy', 'Medjool'), semi-dry (e.g. 'Dayri', 'Deglet Noor', 'Zahidi'), and dry (e.g. 'Thoory'). The type of fruit depends on the glucose, fructose and sucrose content.

The date palm is dioecious, having separate male and female plants. They can be easily grown from seed, but only 50% of seedlings will be female and hence fruit bearing, and dates from seedling plants are often smaller and of poorer quality. Most commercial plantations thus use cuttings of heavily cropping cultivars, mainly 'Medjool' as this cultivar produces particularly high yields of large, sweet fruit. Plants grown from cuttings will fruit 2–3 years earlier than seedling plants.

Dates are naturally wind pollinated but in both traditional oasis horticulture and in the modern commercial orchards they are entirely pollinated manually. Natural pollination occurs with about an equal number of male and female plants. However, with assistance, one male can pollinate up to 100 females. Since the males are of value only as pollinators, this allows the growers to use their resources for many more fruit producing female plants. Some growers do not even maintain any male plants as male flowers become available at local markets at pollination time. Manual pollination is done by skilled labourers on ladders, or in some areas such as Iraq they climb the tree using a special climbing tool that wraps around the tree trunk and the climber's back to keep him attached to the trunk while climbing. Less often the pollen may be blown onto the female flowers by a wind machine. Fresh dates, clockwise from top right: crunchy, crunchy opened, soft out of skin, soft.

Parthenocarpic cultivars are available but the seedless fruit is smaller and of lower quality.[citation needed]

Dates ripen in four stages, which are known throughout the world by their Arabic names kimri (unripe), khalal (full-size, crunchy), rutab (ripe, soft), tamr (ripe, sun-dried). A 100 gram portion of fresh dates is a source of vitamin C[citation needed] and supplies 230 kcal (960 kJ) of energy. Since dates contain relatively little water, they do not become much more concentrated upon drying, although the vitamin C is lost in the process.

Dates are an important traditional crop in Turkey, Iraq, Arabia, and north Africa west to Morocco and are mentioned in many places in the Quran. In Islamic countries, dates and yogurt or milk are a traditional first meal when the sun sets during Ramadan. Dates (especially Medjool and Deglet Noor) are also cultivated in southern California, Arizona and southern Florida in the United States.

Date palms can take 4 to 7 years after planting before they will bear fruit, and produce viable yields for commercial harvest between 7 to 10 years. Mature date palms can produce 80–120 kilograms (176–264 lb) of dates per harvest season, although they do not all ripen at the same time so several harvests are required. In order to get fruit of marketable quality, the bunches of dates must be thinned and bagged or covered before ripening so that the remaining fruits grow larger and are protected from weather & pests such as birds.

More on the Dates of The Medjool Date Palm

The Medjool Date Palms Fruit

Article by datepalmtree.net
The Date palm tree fruits are oval drupes, 1-3 inches long, with a large seed in the center. Unripe fruits are green in color, as mature they become orange-yellow. When fully ripe they are deep mahogany brown with thin glossy sticky wrinkled skin and thick sweet flesh.

Fruits of Date palms vary in taste, flavor, texture, color, size and shape. Deglet Noor, Barhi, Golden Princess, Barakawi, Halawy, Khalas, Hilali, Khadrawy are just several popular date varieties. Most types of dates are used in Middle Eastern Cuisine.

The Medjool dates are the “Kings of dates”. These drupes are the largest of all dates and exceptionally delicious. They are very juicy and very tasty. They are also the most exspensive of the dates. The medjools fruits are called Nature’s Candies and Natural Sweeteners.

They are great as a fresh fruit. You can just eat them out of hand. The fruits are the absolutely great substitute for sugar due their natural sweetness (they contain 60 % of sugar).

The fruits of the Date palm can be used for snacking. They may be stuffed with nuts, orange and lemon peel and cream cheese. The medjool dates can be used for baking puddings, cakes and bread. The fruits of the Date palm can be chopped and used in a range of Middle Eastern dishes. They can be added to green salads. They can be used in making chocolate, ice cream, paste, syrup, shakes and beverages.

The Medjool date is a very good source of nutrition. It is rich in vitamins and minerals. The medjool date has high content of Potassium and Carbohydrates. It also contains Fiber, Protein, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Vitamin A, A1, B-complex, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and C.

Medjool fruits are fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free. The date fruit contains an average amount of 23 calories, which is considered a very low caloric amount. That’s why they are great nutrition for diet plan menu.

Quick Over View of The Medjool Date Palm

Quick Over View of The Phoenix dactylifera - Medjool Date Palm

Dates Common Names: Date Palm
Habitat: Middle-east, and northern African desert regions.
Description:Large (to about 20m), attractive, suckering, feather palm with greenish/grey leaves. It is also dioecious, meaning each plant is either male or female, not both, as in most palms.
General: Probably the second most well-known palm after the coconut ( Cocos nucifera ), this palm produces dates. However, despite this palm being extremely adaptable to differing growing conditions, from hot, dry deserts, to wet tropics, and thru to cold-temperate regions, it will only produce dates in the hot, dry climates. It is also very salt-tolerant, making it good for coastal planting.

The branching seen in Figure 4 is not uncommon in date palms, however, it only occurs in male plants. The famous 'Imperial Palm', at Huerto del Cura, Elche, Spain, is 150 years old, and has eight branches.
Culture:As mentioned, a very hardy palm, which will grow almost anywhere, apart from very cold areas, and whose only unconditional requirement is full sun
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: full sun to shade, thrives in heat; also likes humidity
  • Water: natural rainfall; recommend once per month for good ornamental quality
  • Soil: somewhat adaptable, best in sandy well-drained
  • Propagation: seed from isolated population, or offsets to ensure sex and quality of fruit
  • Maintenance: high; fruit on females attracts animals and drops messily, frond removal
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