Algerian date palms gifted by French Government 120 years ago are being revived for fresh Riverland future
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FebFebruary 2021 at 6:18am
The date palms, pictured here at Lake Harry in outback SA, produced up to 135kg of dates a year in their prime.
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In a quiet corner of South Australia s Riverland, four towering date palms hold a secret worldly history deep within their roots, but a local committee is working hard to bring them back to life.
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Four date palms in the Riverland are being restored to maintain their long-standing history
They re the last surviving trees from a group of fifty that were gifted by the French Government in the 1890s