Medjool
Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera
The large, caramel-soft king of dates and the world's most popular table date.
Also known as: Medjul, Majhool, Mejhoul
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
sweetaromatic
Profile
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 24 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very large, soft date with caramel-like, honey-sweet flavour and thin wrinkled skin; very fleshy.
Growth
Vigorous, productive palm; needs a hot, dry climate with a long summer.
Yield
High yield; harvested fresh at the soft (rutab/tamar) stage.
Notes
Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen-donor palm for pollination.
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