Khalas
Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera
The "quintessential" Gulf date – balanced sweet, caramel-toned and universally loved.
Also known as: Khlas, Khalaas
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildsweetaromatic
Profile
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 12 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, soft date with a balanced, caramel-sweet flavour; one of the most popular cultivars of the Gulf states.
Growth
Productive and widely grown in eastern Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Yield
High yield; a key commercial Gulf cultivar.
Notes
Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen donor.
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