A question for Dan Gill: I have three queen palms in my yard, and I love them. I have two clusters of palm fruit hanging on stalks at the moment. I'm interested in trying to grow some from seed, but I ...

2005-06-12 04:00:00 PDT Kibbutz Ketura, Israel-- It has five leaves, stands 14 inches high and is nicknamed Methuselah. It looks like an ordinary date palm seedling, but for UCLA- educated botanist ...

Methuselah the Judean Date Palm is still going strong even after sprouting from a 2,000-year-old seed. By Benjitheijneb (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons Get out the cigars—Methuselah, a Judean date ...

Growing palm trees from seeds is a long process but it is doable. (Photo David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) QUESTION: There are some big palm trees near my house, and I was wondering if they would ...

A male date palm tree named Methuselah that sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed nearly a decade ago is thriving today, according to the Israeli researcher who is cultivating the historic plant. The ...

For thousands of years, Judean date palm trees were one of the most recognizable and welcome sights for people living in the Middle East -- widely cultivated throughout the region for their sweet ...

In 1973, researchers discovered date palm seeds dating all the way back to Biblical times at the site of Herod the Great’s fortified palace in Masada, Israel. Despite the fact that the seeds were ...

Their names are Adam, Jonah, Uriel, Boaz, Judith, and Hannah, and their ages are—well, actually, this one’s a bit complicated. Adam, Jonah, Uriel, Boaz, Judith, and Hannah are date-palm trees, and ...

One of the date palms that was germinated from a 2,200 year old seed, now growing in Israel. (Credit: Sarah Sallon) Scientists grew seven Judean date palm trees from a few dozen 2,000-year-old seeds ...

A sapling germinated earlier this year from a 2,000-year-old date palm seed is thriving, according to Israeli researchers who are cultivating the historic plant. "It's 80 centimeters [3 feet] high ...