2019年4月12日 · Called sabr in Arabic and sabra in Hebrew, the fruit has become a core but disputed symbol of Israeli and Palestinian national identities. Prickly pear cactus with fruit in the Golan Heights,...

Derived from the Hebrew name for the prickly pear cactus, which is commonly spelled sabra in English, the words had come into widespread use by the 1930s, when they were used to designate a Jewish person whose place of birth was located within the Land of Israel —corresponding with Ottoman Syria until 1918 (cf. Old Yishuv) and with the British M...

2024年11月27日 · When a devastating pest hit Israel’s prickly pear cacti, a scientist joined with KKL-JNF and the public to save them. Now their method is being copied worldwide. Sabra fruit grows on a healthy prickly cactus tree in Israel. Photo by Rostislav Glinsky, via Shutterstock.

2019年8月8日 · Israeli scientists appear to be winning the war — or at least holding the fort — against an insect that has been decimating the iconic prickly pear cactus in northern Israel.

The origins of the cactus fruit in Israel dates back to when Bedouins planted cactuses as agricultural fences to fend off intruders. Originally native to Mexico, cactus fruit made its way to the Mediterranean region by Spanish explorers in the 16th century.

2020年6月13日 · Of the 375 varieties of cactus which are native to Israel, the prickly pear, or Sabra, is not one. Its point of origin is New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. (Real origin is thought to be south of the border in Mexico) This plant made aliyah in the beginning of the 19th century and has since taken root and taken over.

2022年8月1日 · According to various estimates, some 2,500 tons of sabras reach the supermarket chains in Israel every year – and 1,200 tons of them are grown at the Orly Cactus Farm. In comparison, 70,000 tons of bananas and 100,000 tons of grapes are sold every year.

2014年9月29日 · Rich in fiber, easy to grow and considered helpful against diabetes and cholesterol, it’s a fruit he thinks can help solve world hunger and global health problems. Yes, he’s talking about the...

Most of the fruit (in Israel) ripens within a short two-week period, in the summer, typically in mid-July to mid-August. But, due to arid desert conditions in parts of Israel cactus pears can be harvested ten months a year.

2011年8月28日 · It is only fitting that my first post on In Season Israel - celebrating the seasons of the produce and species of the Land of Israel, their yearly arrivals and their places of honor in our holiday traditions - be that of the enigmatic Sabra. This legendary cactus-cum-Israeli has quite a story to tell of it's own, and Israelis love to tell ...