More on the 2,000 Year Old Baby Judean Palm Tree

Remember the date palm growing from a 2,000 year-old seed? Well here is more.

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Masada Dig Date Palm Seed Planted

The Jerusalem Post:

A date tree grown from the oldest viable seed in the world to be sprouted was planted Thursday at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava, for therapeutic  uses.

The tree, now 2.5-meters tall, was grown from a 2,000-year-old seed that archeologists found at a Masada dig in the 1960s. A team of researchers  sprouted it, and it was initially planted in a secret location so it would not  be stolen.

Now it is hoped that the plant, which is of a rare species,  will produce fruit that could be used for medicinal purposes and for food…

How fascinating!  Do read on here.

HT:  Bible Places