Apple vs Date Palm
Both are Fruit. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.
Apple
Date Palm
| Measure | Apple | Date Palm |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Dec–Jan (planting) | Feb–Mar (planting) |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr to bear | 5–7 yr to bear |
| Spacing | 5 × 5 m | 8 × 8 m |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 7.0–8.5 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 1200–1800 |
| Temperature °C | 10–24 | 25–40 |
| Seed rate | 400 plants | 156 palms |
| Yield | 15–20 t | 10–15 t |
| Watch for | Scab, codling moth, woolly aphid | Graphiola leaf spot, borer |