Assertion: date palm | /r/HasProperty | cultivated
Facets:
value: for its ornamental value
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: for the tasty fruit
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: However, it is certain that the date palm was cultivated as early as 4000 B.C. since it was used for the construction of the temple of the moon god near Ur in Southern Iraq - Mesopotamia (Popenoe, 1913; 1973).
text: The date palm is a widely cultivated palm tree, both for its ornamental value and for the tasty fruit it yields.
text: There is speculation that the date palm originated in Mesopotamia, where it was cultivated about 6,000 years ago, and where its dates served as a staple food.
text: Other regimes where date palm is being cultivated are sub-Saharan African countries, Australia, United States (California), Peru, and some other warmer parts of the world.