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
Beautiful fruit dove from trees, palms and vines. In the Port Moresby area, birds were found to eat a mixed diet in May. Large "Tristiropsis canarioides" fruit were taken when available, but the species gets displaced from fruiting trees by larger pigeons such as the collared imperial pigeon ("Ducula mullerii"). Small "Endiandra" sp. fruit were very often eaten, but made up only a small quantity of food volume. Other food were "Gymnacranthera paniculata" and small quantities of "Polyalthia" sp., "Livistona" palm fruit, and occasionally pepper ("Piper") berries. Despite their small size, they are able to swallow fruits of 5 cm³ volume, which would