The Date palm

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VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: ARTICLE 25 AND PALM-LEAF BUILDING
The modest Arish structures provide a powerful symbolic counterpoint to the giant towers of modern-day Bahrein. Can traditional palm-leaf architecture be adapted and developed for the modern world? Is palm-leaf, like bamboo, one of the new building materials for a climate-change future?
Edible Date Palm (phoenix dactylifera) This palm is grown commercially throughout the Middle East for its delicious and abundant fruit. It can be easily grown indoors. Outside, it will grow to a height of 80 ft. with a 12" trunk that is coverer with attractive leaf scars. The leaves are feather shaped with a beautiful gray-green coloration. It is a fast grower. Everyone should have one of these plants.
Palm rock carving in Abar Himma site - Najran Saudi Arabia
Palm rock carving in Abar Himma site - Najran Saudi Arabia