Because I've lived in a different climate until a month ago, one where we don't have palm trees, and orange or lemon trees, because it gets super cold during winter, I'm quite ignorant when it comes to palm trees. 

So walking in Valencia and seeing oranges and lemons growing in trees almost everywhere, and these orange small fruits in the palm trees in the park is all new sights to me. 

I did a small search on [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_palm) and found out that this specific palm tree is called, among other names, a Date palm and, duh! it produces dates. 

![IMG_7378.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmci5zBYkva9Uu3kUmVj3pFWo9BpvWeE5KDi9wkPV1vdRT/IMG_7378.JPG)

So I've just realised that I had no idea so far about the type of tree in which dates grow, even though I've eaten dates many times.

Moving on, I've stumbled upon another [article](http://www.dateland.com/how-are-dates-grown/) about date trees and discovered that they are either male or female. And unlike the majority of the rest of the trees neither bees or birds are attracted to their flowers and they have to be pollinated by hand. Now that's a good _did you know_ type of info! ;)

Here's a closer look of some ripe fruits:

![IMG_2486.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSv7LnE5Eo16YLuTUuEkNGGaNGPnz9iAFVt8Tkgik8kkL/IMG_2486.JPG)

....and not so ripe ones:

![IMG_1256.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXwpU1R7uBouwBPxchSJSf6TnrsBiPEZSQoiyZjFE3Xar/IMG_1256.JPG)

Had I not gotten curious about this palm tree because I wanted to share it here, I would not have found out all these new info about dates. Yay me, ignorant palm trees level just got one level down ;)

Namaste


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This article is part of the 30 Days Challenge Photos of Valencia. You can check out the previous posts here:

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 17 - The Magic (man made) Forrest](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-17-the-magic-man-made-forrest)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 16 - Respect for nature](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-16-respect-for-nature)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 15 - Romantic passage under an old bridge](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-15-romantic-passage-under-an-old-bridge)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 14 - Green & Yellow & Blue before Sunset](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-14-green-and-yellow-and-blue-before-sunset)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 13 - Chasing Bubbles](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-13-chasing-bubbles)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 12 - Running, walking, cycling - Valencians are sporty peeps](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-12-running-walking-cycling-valencians-are-sporty-peeps)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 11 - Lazy Sunny Sunday in the grass](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-11-lazy-sunny-sunday-in-the-grass)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day  10 - Cotton candy clouds on the rooftops of Ciutat Vella, Valencia](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-10-cotton-candy-clouds-on-the-rooftops-of-ciutat-vella-valencia)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day  9 - Futuristic buildings in a zen park](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-9-futuristic-buildings-in-a-zen-park)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 8 - Age is just a number & hairstyle is important](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-8-age-is-just-a-number-and-hairstyle-is-important)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 7 - It's about enjoying the simple things](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-7-it-s-about-enjoying-the-simple-things)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 6 - The Splendid Light & The bluest sky](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-6-the-splendid-light-and-the-bluest-sky)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 5 - Mercat de Colon](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-5-mercat-de-colon)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 4 - The mighty weird ficus tree](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-4-the-mighty-weird-ficus-tree)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 3 - Relax & Enjoy the Sun](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-3-relax-and-enjoy-the-sun)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 2 - The "Harry Potter Trees"](https://steemit.com/photography/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-2-the-harry-potter-trees)

[30 Days Challenge - Photos of Valencia - Day 1 - Goodbye and hello](https://steemit.com/challenge30days/@raluca/30-days-challenge-photos-of-valencia-day-1-goodbye-and-hello)

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