Phoenix dactylifera 'Sayer'

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: from Iraq; introd. in the U.S. by D.G. Fairchild, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, in 1902. Tree: medium vigor; trunk medium heavy; leaves jade-green; crown appears flattened above; yields 80-90 kg/tree. Fruit stalks susceptible to physiological breakdown. Fruit: soft type; medium, 40-48 x 19-22 mm, oblong to oblong-oval; skin rather thick, yellow with red near base when immature, amber to reddish-brown at maturity; flesh soft; flavor good but lacking in delicacy; ripens midseason.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 26 - 45
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Vigor moderate vigor
Productivity productive

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Synonyms

Phoenix dactylifera 'Ista'amran' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sa'amran' Phoenix dactylifera '‘Amran' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sai' Phoenix dactylifera 'Saiar' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sambran' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sayer' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sayir' Phoenix dactylifera 'Sta’amran' Phoenix dactylifera 'Usta Imran'