• Sunday 23 April 2017

    How to Grow Date Palm Tree, Growing Medjool Dates


    About Dates

    Date palms are known to live at least 200 years in their native areas of North Africa and Arabia. The date palm was first imported on a large scale into the U.S. in the 1890's. Large plantings were done in the lower Colorado River desert areas of California and Arizona.
     



    How to Grow a Medjool Date Palm From Seed

    Each delicious Medjool date has a seed inside that can easily be grown into a tree. Save some of the seeds by removing them from the center of the dates.



    Date Palm Tree Care: Tips On How To Grow Date Trees

    Date palms are common in warm zones of the United States. The fruit is an ancient cultivated food that has importance in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and other tropical to subtropical areas. Cultivar choice and zone are important information when considering how to grow date trees. There are varieties with some cold tolerance, but they rarely bear fruit.



    Transplanting Palm Tree From A Container Into The Ground

    After growing in a container for a few years, palm trees should be transplant into the ground. Early spring would be the best time for transplanting due to a rapid root growth during warm months. Try to do it later in the day when it is not too hot.



    How to Grow Date Trees From a Seed

    Date palms are thought to possibly be the world's first plant used by humans for producing food. The fast growing trees are relatively easy to sprout and cultivate, and may grow as much as a foot taller each year. Of all palms, date seeds are the easiest to obtain, and probably the tastiest.
    Clean as much fruit flesh from the date seed, or stone, as you can with a sharp knife, although most people prefer to use their teeth for this task.



    How to: Grow Date Palms from Seed

    Date palms generally require very warm and sunny summers with mild winters, typical of many regions of the Middle East. Dates are commercially cultivated in the Middle East, parts of Africa, many islands and subtropical locations, but also in the United States. Dates are cultivated commercially in many states including California and Arizona. In order to ensure successful harvests, dates must be grown in arid regions that have hot summer temperatures and only mild freezes in the winter months. On top of that, fruit production requires a lot of water, despite the fact that dates can withstand long droughts.



    Pygmy Date Palm

    Save space with this compact miniature palm. It can fit anywhere, in the corners of your garden, by the deck or pool.  Place it in a container and place it on the porch to frame entry ways. If your area gets too cold for the palm, simply bring it inside once the weather gets cold.


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