Brunch with Battutah
Dates of Bahrain
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 24 September 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
My friend, Paul and I were driving around the backroads of Bahrain looking for the 16th century Portuguese fort. We stopped to take a shot of these dates ripening on the tree. Dates from the island have been famous for five thousand years--as far back as when the island was the center of the mysterious Dilmon civilization which traded with Mesopotamia.
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Fascinating! I've never seen this before. Great shot.
24 Sep 2008 5:09am
@Steve Rice: Many thanks, Steve.
@objectif-p: Merci beaucoup.
@Zygene: Merci, Zygene.
@rem_la: Merci, rem_la.
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
I've always wondered what they look like. This is gorgeous.
24 Sep 2008 6:15am
@sherri: Many thanks, Sherri.
claire from Canada
nice! i didn't know dates grow on trees. haha! seriously though, the tree looked like coconut trees. thanks for sharing! :D
24 Sep 2008 6:53am
@Sun: Thank you, Sun.
Cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
Nice shot! We have these date palms in Israel, too. They're fabulous.
24 Sep 2008 8:04am
@Cat: I know. Beautiful trees. thanks, Cat.
@Cia: Thank you, Cia.
@António Pires: thank you, Antonio.
@Veronelle: Many thanks, Veronelle.
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
WOW, that is one huge cluster of dates ......... what a delicious food they are and this is a great capture!
24 Sep 2008 11:19am
@Judy: Thanks so much, Judy.
@zOOm: I think so too. Thank you, zOOm.
Rob from Mount Joy, United States
Others have said it as well... but I've never seen them growing on the tree before... splendid! How high up are these trees?
Great shot - thanks for taking the time to stop on your trip!
24 Sep 2008 11:52am
@Rob: They are about 20 feet up.Thanks, Rob.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Thank you for settling something for me, with this shot Michael.
My son and his girlfriend took a couple of photographs of a tree like this whilst on holiday. I said they were dates, they said they were coconuts lol
A brilliant shot of the dates Michael.
24 Sep 2008 1:06pm
@MaryB: I think coconuts are usually green on the tree. Thanks, Mary.
@Rui: Thanks so much, Rui.
@Robin: A pleasure. many thanks.
Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada
Very good shot! Reminds me of this one...
24 Sep 2008 1:20pm
@Wolfgang - vu@granby: Thanks so much, Wolfgang and for the link
@Kaddy: Many thanks, Kaddy.
lorraine from Canada
So dates do grow on trees :) I've never seen it before, it's wonderful, and very unexpected as -for some insane reason - I was expecting coconuts ! All things aside, it's stunning, real eye-candy!
24 Sep 2008 1:51pm
@lorraine: And sweet eye candy at that. Thanks, Lorraine.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Wow, what a crop on this tree. Nice shot; the colors are really nice.
24 Sep 2008 2:33pm
@Viewfinder: Many thanks, VF.
Radel from Netherlands
wow! I must admit I love dates since I was a kid but this is the first time I have actually seen a date tree. thanks for bringing it to me :)
24 Sep 2008 2:54pm
@Radel: thanks for commenting, Radel.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Wonderful shot and background info Michael, that looks a fine crop !
24 Sep 2008 3:16pm
@Observing: Many thanks, Mike.
Eric from Seattle, United States
I have been eating dates for years, but never known what the dates tree look like. Thanks for sharing, it's a very good shot.
24 Sep 2008 3:37pm
@Eric: Many thanks, Eric.
Ashish Sidapara from Singapore, Singapore
Beautiful shot.
Thanks for stopping by :)
24 Sep 2008 4:58pm
@Ashish Sidapara: thanks so much.
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
I can't remember California dates (deglet noir) being red like this. Cool shot!
24 Sep 2008 6:11pm
@Craig: Actually the dates eaten in the middle east can be red, yellow or the usual brown. thanks, Craig.
nanne from Netherlands
A like this beaurifull photo!
greetings, Nanne from Friesland
24 Sep 2008 6:39pm
@nanne: Thanks so much, Nanne.
Kevin from OrganicPIX.com from DFW, Texas, United States
Wow, that tree is loaded up! Beautiful clusters and love the colorful red too!
24 Sep 2008 8:46pm
@Kevin from OrganicPIX.com: Thank you very much, Kevin.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
we used to have one of these trees in our back yard when i was growing up. i didn't know they were dates back then -- they used to fall onto the sidewalk and i would attempt to crush them with my 'big wheel' toy car. then i would examine the soft stickiness inside -- wonderful shot, brings back warm childhood memories!
24 Sep 2008 9:18pm
@dj.tigersprout: That is a fascinating memory. Thank you, Jaycee.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
What an abundance of dates I don't believe I have ever seen a date tree fully loaded before. Beautiful image Michael. Did you pick some??
24 Sep 2008 9:33pm
@Marion: Actually no because they were behind a wall. thanks so much.
@Amir: Thank you so much, Amir.
@_____ H o M o _____: many thanks, HoMo.
@farmermarn: Thank you so much.
Denise from Perry, United States
I never realized how dates grew! Wow, I will enjoy them even more now!
25 Sep 2008 1:44am
@Denise: I know. they are so interesting hanging there. thank you, Denise.
@Twelvebit: Thank you very much.
Angelique from The Netherlands, Netherlands
Amazing, must be heavy for the tree :)
25 Sep 2008 6:08am
@Angelique: yes, the tree is really bending to hold these up. thanks so much.
@Aurore: Merci, Aurore
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