An Israeli family farm has spent decades developing hybrid fruits, from black apricots to “watermelon plums,” which it says offer unique flavors and added resilience against a changing climate.
Ben Dor Fruits and Nurseries is based in Yesud HaMa’ala, a northern community founded in the 1880s during the first wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine, then under Ottoman Empire control.
Using classic cross-breeding techniques, it has created unique varieties of stone fruits in its orchards in the fertile Hula Valley in the northern Galilee.
