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ASU Polytechnic Date Palm Harvest
ORGANIZATION: The Arboretum at Arizona State University
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73 people are interested
Arizona State University Polytechnic campus maintains a collection of rare varieties of date palms at the Polytechnic campus in Mesa/Chandler.
Sept/Oct - Time to harvest the ripe date fruit! Volunteer at the Polytechnic date farm boxing up soft varieties of dates in the field. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Arboretum to help purchase all our tools and supplies. And in late September we get to taste test many rare varieties of delicious fresh dates.
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About The Arboretum at Arizona State University
Location:
1551 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ 85287, US
Mission Statement
Arboretum Grounds Services: To create a natural environment where the public can enjoy an interactive garden that welcomes them to the ASU community. Arboretum Community Volunteers : Our mission as Arboretum Community Volunteers is to improve, maintain and harvest the ASU Arboretum gardens and support green initiatives and sustainable grounds keeping practices.
Description
The Arboretum at ASU serves the people of Arizona by providing access to information and experiences with plants in the setting of an educational public garden. It has an extensive date palm collection of over 400 specimens and 56 cultivars recognized by the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC) of the American Association of Botanical Gardens. The American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) officially recognized this collection as the principle public garden collection of date palms in North America. Included on the main campus is the conifer collection, citrus collection, tropical plant displays, native plant and cactus, roses, the Desert Arboretum Park, and Herb Garden.
The Arboretum/Grounds Services is in the process of changing its traditional methods and equipment of grounds keeping. Many common tasks have been scrutinized for energy efficiency and environmental concerns and new sustainable solutions have been proposed and implemented.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Environment
WHEN
Sat Sep 14, 2024 - Sat Nov 02, 2024
07:30 AM - 10:00 AM
WHERE
Arizona State University Polytechnic7127 E. Upton Ave, Building E1244Mesa, AZ 85212
(33.302128 ,-111.67933 )
DATE POSTED
October 31, 2024
SKILLS
- Gardening
- Farming
- Botany
GOOD FOR
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 hrs
- Recommend long sleeve shirt and pants, closed toed boots or shoes, sunhat, and sunglasses, and bring a refillable water bottle.