Palm branch climbed palm trees to call the faithful to prayer, from which the minaret developed. In the Quran (19:16–34), Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus under a date palm. In northern Sudan, the "doum" palm is the symbol of endurance "(doum)", and particularly of the Muslim saint who gave his name to Wad Hamid. The palm also appears on a number of coins from Islamic states, for example the 1970 Tunisian 1 dinar issue honoring the Food and Agriculture Organization, and several Iraqi coins of the 1970s. The Latin motto of Lord Nelson is "Palmam qui meruit ferat",
Palm Haven, San Jose Avenue entrance for a Palm Haven stop on the Peninsular Railway. The center of the neighborhood contains a plaza planted in a formal style creating sight lines and symmetry. Common to Residence Parks, Palm Haven had a set of conditions, covenants and restrictions that controlled what was built, a minimum cost, property setbacks, and racial exclusions. The neighborhood is largely intact today as its palm trees are now fully grown at approximately 100 feet tall. All the original trees from the 1913 planting are designated "Heritage Trees" by the City of San Jose and are the largest coordinated tree planting