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Growing dates in California

Jesus Gomez holds his machete at Oasis Date Gardens, where he's been harvesting dates for decades.

Jesus Gomez holds his machete at Oasis Date Gardens, where he’s been harvesting dates for decades.  (Laura Levy Shatkin / Chicago Tribune)

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Learn all about dates -- and dig into some delicious treats -- at Oasis Date Gardens in California’s Coachella Valley.

Boxes of dates

Workers package dates at Oasis Date Gardens in Thermal, Calif.  (Laura Levy Shatkin / Chicago Tribune)

Gift boxes

An Oasis Date Gardens worker displays some of the farm’s date packages, stocked with myriad varieties of the fruit.  (Laura Levy Shatkin / Chicago Tribune)

Date palms

Date palm trees, species Phoenix dactylifera, were planted in the 1890s in the Coachella Valley.  (Laura Levy Shatkin / Chicago Tribune)

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