Festive Foods
Dates
A special date!
Dates have been grown for a very long time! They have been a staple
food in Arabia for at least 5000 years.
Hanging about!
Dates grow in bunches of up to 1000 dates. A single tree produces about
50 kg of fruit per year.
Where does the date come from?
Phoenix dactylifera was first cultivated in the Arabian Gulf
region.
See also:
Christmas
plants
Christmas
trees
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