Sayer

Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera

The most-exported processing date of the Middle East – soft, syrup-sweet, hardy.

Also known as: Sayir, Stamaran, Estamaran

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Taste & characteristics

mildsweet

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

Small-to-medium soft date with high syrup content; the main trade and processing cultivar of Iraq/Iran.

Very hardy and productive, salt- and drought-tolerant.

Very high yield; bulk export and date syrup.

Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen donor.

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