The juçara tree, native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, was nearly harvested to extinction for its palm hearts. Now, a local startup is helping farmers sell the tree’s berries instead ...

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 ...

Long the only lonely representative of its kind, the Judean palm in now reproducing and giving researchers a unique glimpse back in time. Read more: Date palm grown from 2,000-year-old seed is a dad .

One of the threats to the critically endangered palm tree is rodents and other animals that eat its seeds, preventing regeneration, according to the IUCN. Also known as a wahane, ...

Ancient Judean palm tree, a symbol of life and prosperity in biblical times, is resurrected after 2,000 years. ... But the dates of Judea were made extinct by the Middle Ages.

An extremely rare species of palm tree only discovered in 2006 has been planted in its new home at The Eden Project. The Tahina spectabilis is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List ...

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The juçara tree, native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, was nearly harvested to extinction for its palm hearts. Now, a local startup is helping farmers sell the tree’s berries instead ...

Palm oil is found in crisps, pizza, noodles and donuts, as well as toothpaste, shampoo and biodiesel. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.