OK. It wouldn’t be the first time but previously they were things like watermelon seeds found in sealed Egyptian tombs.
sm reckoned it was doomed to chat..
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/extinct-tree-which-has-resurrected-ancient-seeds-00901—-
another fine thread relegated to chat.Huh!
roughbarked said:
OK. It wouldn’t be the first time but previously they were things like watermelon seeds found in sealed Egyptian tombs.
sm reckoned it was doomed to chat..Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/extinct-tree-which-has-resurrected-ancient-seeds-00901—-
another fine thread relegated to chat.Huh!
And wheat?
But fancy there being miles enough of them to be an economic goldmine that the Roman’s decided to wipe out. And then nothing.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
OK. It wouldn’t be the first time but previously they were things like watermelon seeds found in sealed Egyptian tombs.
sm reckoned it was doomed to chat..Michael V said:
Huh!
And wheat?
But fancy there being miles enough of them to be an economic goldmine that the Roman’s decided to wipe out. And then nothing.
And thanks for the thread.
Ancient Origins is a dubious site that mixes science with woo, but in this case the basic facts appear to be correct.
Here’s another article:
After 2,000 Years, These Seeds Have Finally Sprouted
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/how-to-grow-a-date-tree-from-2000-year-old-seeds/606079/
Bubblecar said:
Ancient Origins is a dubious site that mixes science with woo, but in this case the basic facts appear to be correct.Here’s another article:
After 2,000 Years, These Seeds Have Finally Sprouted
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/how-to-grow-a-date-tree-from-2000-year-old-seeds/606079/
‘Methuselah is now mature enough to produce pollen, and he’s actually become a father. Solowey used him to pollinate a modern female, and they made dates. The two female date palms from ancient seeds, Judith and Hannah, have not yet reached sexual maturity, so no ancient date fruits have been resurrected yet.
And even when they do, Sallon explains, the fruits they bear are unlikely to be identical to the ones that people grew and ate 2,000 years ago. Once growers found a date palm with all the qualities they liked, they likely kept “cloning” that single palm by taking cuttings.’
Bubblecar said:
Ancient Origins is a dubious site that mixes science with woo, but in this case the basic facts appear to be correct.Here’s another article:
After 2,000 Years, These Seeds Have Finally Sprouted
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/how-to-grow-a-date-tree-from-2000-year-old-seeds/606079/
Date palm. Good, I was hoping it would be.
For a couple of reasons. One is that this increases genetic diversity of known examples and thus increases resistance to disease.
A second is that I would give a wisom tooth to know whether the resurrected palm could thrive in a climate as dry as todays. I suspect it may have needed more water, and the area has dried out in the past 2000 years. It’ll be a long time until horticulturalists are brave enough to find this out.