Arboretum Date Palms

The Polytechnic campus is home to a rare assortment of 140 date palm trees, the largest date palm collection of any public garden in the U.S. Arboretum. Volunteers tend to the trimming, pollinating, bagging, and harvesting of the trees, which are comprised of over 50 varieties including Medjool, Black Sphinx, Honey and Halaway.