2 near perfect specimens of Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool'

[Eric in Orlando]

I came across a couple excellent specimens of Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool', Date Palms in a local backyard. Around here they are usually kept pruned and often overpruned. These have been left alone and have a full crown.

[Phoenikakias]

A bit off-topic but I need some help to identify a dacty-cultivar raised from a californian date bought in a delicatessen shop in Germany. Both growth habit and inflorescence (male) differ from those of dacty-cultivar deglet-nour raised from a tunesian date and of same age. Former is robuster, suckers a lot is more widespreading and its prophylle and inflorescence is generally smaller, while latter has thinner trunk, more upright leaves, has less suckers and its prophylle and inflorescence is bigger and flowers later in spring than the californian one.

First three pics refer to the californian dacty and last two to the tunesian one.

Is it true that some californian farmers use P. sylvestris for the pollination of female dactys, so as to produce dates of better quality?

[Patrick]

Nice to see it done right, for a change.

I came across a couple excellent specimens of Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool', Date Palms in a local backyard. Around here they are usually kept pruned and often overpruned. These have been left alone and have a full crown.

[DoomsDave]

Those palms look like Michael Jackson on Soul Train, back in 1977 . . .

[Eric in Orlando]

Nice to see it done right, for a change.

I came across a couple excellent specimens of Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool', Date Palms in a local backyard. Around here they are usually kept pruned and often overpruned. These have been left alone and have a full crown.

I wish they would let all the dates around here grow like this !!!

[Eric in Orlando]

Those palms look like Michael Jackson on Soul Train, back in 1977 . . .

[empireo22]

Thank you Eric for the dates in orlando

A bit off-topic but I need some help to identify a dacty-cultivar raised from a californian date bought in a delicatessen shop in Germany. Both growth habit and inflorescence (male) differ from those of dacty-cultivar deglet-nour raised from a tunesian date and of same age. Former is robuster, suckers a lot is more widespreading and its prophylle and inflorescence is generally smaller, while latter has thinner trunk, more upright leaves, has less suckers and its prophylle and inflorescence is bigger and flowers later in spring than the californian one.

First three pics refer to the californian dacty and last two to the tunesian one.

Is it true that some californian farmers use P. sylvestris for the pollination of female dactys, so as to produce dates of better quality?

and for your question its probally the cultivar medjool

[Eric in Orlando]

'Medjool' is the cultivar most grown in Florida.

[fastfeat]

Too many extra fronds!! Think of all the tree trimmers who need work!!