Judean date palm 2005, before knowing the gender of the palm tree, Dr. Solowey was hoping that it would turn out to be female, for which there was a 50% chance, because that would have allowed it to give fruit; on the contrary, "if it's a male, it will just be a curiosity." Methuselah flowered in March 2011 and is male. As of 2012, there were tentative plans to crossbreed the palm with what was considered its closest extant relative, the Hayani date from Egypt, to generate fruit by 2022. By 2015 Methuselah had produced pollen that has been used successfully to pollinate
Superb fruit dove a resident bird; in more marginal or seasonal habitats such as those in Australia, flocks are known to move about according to the availability of food (Frith "et al." 1976). The superb fruit dove feeds primarily upon fruits and berries. In the Port Moresby area, the bulk of its diet was found to consist of figs, notably "Ficus albipila" and "Ficus benjamina", "Canarium australianum" drupes, and "Archontophoenix", "Calamus" and "Livistona" palm fruit. Also frequently eaten were the fruits of various cinnamon trees, "Litsea", "Neolitsea" and "Cryptocarya". Less important food were fruits of Ylang-ylang ("Cananga odorata"), "Syzygium", and "Vitex cofassus". They