“ It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in
“ It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility. Cultivation of dates in the region almost disappeared after the fourteenth century AD from a combination of climate change and infrastructure decay but has been revived in modern times. “ You can read more about the sprouting of the 2000-year-old seeds in the Wiki article! -- source link
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