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 Trees in the Snow Palm Trees in the Snow Palm Trees in the Snow () is a 2015 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name, "Palmeras en la nieve", by Luz Gabás. Kilian is a young man from the mountains of Huesca who, in 1954, returns to the island of Fernando Pó (present Bioko), where he was born. He joins his father Antón and his brother Jacobo. They are one of many of families of the Spanish colonialists who harvest cocoa. The movie opens in 1968 with Killian and Bisila making