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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 13 > Little tree is growing from record 2,000-year-old seed

Little tree is growing from record 2,000-year-old seed

By Wendy Hansen / The Bulletin
June 13, 2008

Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that a Judean date palm seed found in the ruins of Masada and planted three years ago is 2,000 years old — the oldest seed ever to germinate.

The seed has grown into a healthy, 4-foot-tall seedling, surpassing the previous record for....

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