About African Nurseries Date Palms
African Nurseries is situated between Hopefield and Velddrif on the West Coast of South Africa. We are the only nursery in Southern Africa that supplies tissue culture date palms to our clients. We partner with laboratories in UAE, Israel and USA, and offer date palm tissue culture plant material of the highest quality with true-to-type DNA.
The Nursery
Our nursery is equipped with temperature-controlled greenhouses and a large area under netting for the acclimatizing period.
The Plants
We offer a range of date palm varieties including Medjool and Barhi. Our plants are sold ready for field plantation. Contact us for any enquiries about export and local sales.
Varieties
African Nurseries offers date palm varieties with significant commercial and export value, such as Medjool & Barhi.
Benefits of Tissue Culture
- True-to-type plant material preserving the superior characteristic of the “mother tree”
- Uniform plantation ensures even tree size from the start.
- Sterilized growing media reduces the risks of soil-borne pests and diseases.
- A large well-developed root system ensures easy establishment.
- High field establishment success.
The Tissue Culture Process
High-quality date palm material developed from tissue culture is a slow process that takes up to 3 years before plants are ready to leave the laboratory phase. Once acclimatized in a specialized climate-controlled environment, the plants are ready for the growing phase in the nursery greenhouses.
A second transplant 3-5 months later into larger bags is followed by another 8-10 months before being ready for field plantation. Sterilized growing media are used in all growing phases in order to reduce phytosanitary risks and allow for the export of trees outside South Africa. Field-ready plants will have a minimum of 1-2 pinnate leaves.
Please Note that the Ordering Process Takes approx. 2 Years
Tissue Culture Date Palms
We are the only nursery in Southern Africa that supplies tissue culture date palms to our clients.