The Judean Date, prized in antiquity for its taste, size and medicinal properties had been extinct for centuries. Germinated in 2005 by Dr. Sarah Sallon, Director and Founder of Hadassah`s Natural Medicine Research Center, and Dr. Elaine Solowey, Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the 2 meter high plant has been affectionately named, Methuselah.

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