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
Palm wine "mahusu" from a short palm which grows in the savannah areas of western Bandundu and Kasai provinces. In India and South Asia, coconut palms and Palmyra palms such as the "Arecaceae" and "Borassus" are preferred. It is mainly produced from the lala palm ("Hyphaene coriacea") by cutting the stem and collecting the sap. In some areas of India, palm wine is evaporated to produce the unrefined sugar called jaggery. In parts of India, the unfermented sap is called "neera" ("pathaneer" in Tamil Nadu) and is refrigerated, stored and distributed by semi-government agencies. A little lime (calcium hydroxide) is added to