Date palm of the Tabernacles. Palm branches were scattered before Jesus as he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Date palm Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date or date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from the Fertile Crescent region straddling between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The species is widely cultivated across Northern Africa, The Middle East, The Horn of Africa and South Asia, and is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. "P. dactylifera" is the type
It Grows on Trees believe. Other cast members include: Joan Evans, Richard Crenna, Edith Meiser, Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, Frank Ferguson, Bob Sweeney, Malcolm Lee Beggs, and Dee Pollock. "It Grows on Trees" was presented on "Radio Theater" November 16, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred Ginger Rogers and Marcia Henderson. It Grows on Trees It Grows on Trees is a 1952 fantasy comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Irene Dunne in her final screen role. The story is about a couple who discover two trees in their backyard that grow money. One morning a few days after Polly Baxter (Dunne) purchased a couple