Phoenix dactylifera 'Abbada'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Brawley, Calif., in 1936 by D.G. Sniff, Indio, Calif. Chance seedling found in a riverbed in Brawley. Name coined from first names of wife and originator. Tree: vigor medium; productivity medium. Introduced because of attractive fruit, but quality is mediocre. Fruit: semidry type; medium, 38-52 x 20-22 mm, oblong to oblong-ovate; skin medium thick, deep red when immature, black with heavy frostlike bloom at maturity; flesh soft; flavor sweet and somewhat cloying; ripens early.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 26 - 45
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Vigor moderate vigor
Productivity moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Phoenix dactylifera 'Abbada' Phoenix dactylifera 'Black Abbada'