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A 1,000 year old seed discovered in a cave in the Judean desert has sprouted, grown and reached maturity, and appears to have medicinal qualities.grown from a 1,000 year old seed discovered in a cave in the Judean desert. A mysterious ancient seed recovered during archaeological excavations of a cave near Jerusalem has grown into a tree that may be the source of a medicinal balm mentioned in the Bible, according to a newly published study.
The seed was discovered in a Judean Desert cave in the late 1980s, and radiocarbon analysis indicated it was approximately 1000 years old. The seed likely survived from a now-extinct population of trees that existed in the Southern Levant, a region comprising modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan, and is the first of its kind to be found there.
Tests suggested that the 2 cm long seed was still viable, so the research team planted and carefully tended it. It took around 5 weeks to sprout. Now, 14 years later, the tree has reached maturity . Researchers named their tree “Sheba” to honor of the Queen, Sheba, who brought the balsam root from Arabia to King Solomon as a gift....
and developing cotyledons covered by seed coat seedling peeling bark leaves showing fine hairs mature tree . Permission for the use of pictures shown in Fig. 1 and was provided by Mr Guy Eisner and for Fig. 1 by Dr Elaine Solowey.Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Friday, September 27“Sheba” is approximately 3 m tall, its bark is pale green-brown and peels in thin, papery sheets revealing a dark green, possibly photosynthetic, bark below.
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