Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm (Ar: دوم) and gingerbread tree (also mistakenly doom palm), is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. It is a native to the Arabian Peninsula and also to the northern half and western part of Africa [2] where it is widely distributed and tends to grow in places where groundwater is present.

2016年1月28日 · The legendary Doum palm from North-east Africa was well known to the ancient Egyptians who buried large numbers of the fruits in the tombs of their pharaos. The large seeds germinate easily and readily, and should be planted in deep containers since they produce long 'sinkers' before any top growth is visible.

2024年6月4日 · Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm, is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. The doum palm tree flourishes in hot dry regions where little else grows and the tree is appreciated for the shade it provides. The doum palm is a dioecious palm and grows up to 17 m (56 ft) high.

Doum palm grow and care – palm tree of the genus Hyphaene also known as Hyphaene thebaica, Doum palm perennial evergreen used for edible fruits and also as drought tolerant ornamental or medical plant, can grow in desert climate and growing in hardiness zone 10-12.

doum nut, the nut of the doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica), native to Upper Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. Also called the gingerbread palm, the 15.2-metre (50-foot) tree has a slender trunk and smooth branches, each tipped with a …

2018年4月3日 · The doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica) is a type palm tree which has a wood texture and has edible oval fruits and the origin native to upper Egypt. The trunk of this small palm is dichotomous. It is one of the most important useful plants in the world.

2019年12月15日 · The Hyphaene thebaica (Doum) one of the palm plant, belong to Arecaceae family. This plant distributed throughout the Sahel region of Africa, from and all countries of Northern Africa. As well as, found in some areas of the Arabian Peninsula.

Widespread in lowland arid Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian peninsula to India. In Kenya is widely distributed in hot areas. Common in dry northern areas along river courses and lakes (Turkana) also very common at the coast. © Maundu P. and Bo Tengnas. (2005). Useful trees and shrubs for Kenya, World Agroforestry Centre.

Hyphaene thebaica is an evergreen Shrub growing to 10 m (32ft) by 8 m (26ft) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

The doum palm is native to the northern half of Africa. It is widespread in the Sahel and grows from Mauritania and Senegal in the west, through Central Africa, and east to Egypt, Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to grow in areas where groundwater is present and is found along the Nile River in Egypt and Sudan, in riverine areas of northwestern ...