Piarom

Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera

Iran's dark, elongated "chocolate date" – semi-dry, caramel-nutty and premium.

Also known as: Piyarom, Chocolate Date, Maryami

🇮🇷 Iran

Taste & characteristics

nuttysweetaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Long, slender, near-black semi-dry date with thin skin and a caramel-nutty, not overly sweet flavour.

Grown mainly in Hormozgan province (Hajiabad), Iran; late-ripening.

Moderate yield; high-value export cultivar.

Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen donor.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Date palm unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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