Desert Date
$40.00 USD
Created in the tradition of 19th-century botanical plates, then reviewed by hand before it goes anywhere near a shirt. Yours is printed fresh when you order it.
Style: Short Sleeve
Description
This women's tee is made from 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun US cotton in a boxy, slightly cropped mid-length cut. It features a topstitched ribbed collar, shoulder-to-shoulder twill tape, a seamless body, and a double-needle bottom hem. Dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes in a WRAP-certified facility, using a salt-free clean pigment process that uses about half the water of conventional pigment dyeing. Boxy fit, sizes S–2XL — it runs close to the body, so size up for a looser drape. Slight shade variation between garments is normal.
Size Chart
Garment measurements in inches, laid flat.
| Size | Body length | Body width |
|---|---|---|
| S | 20" | 18 1/4" |
| M | 21" | 20 1/4" |
| L | 22" | 22" |
| XL | 23" | 24" |
| 2XL | 24" | 26" |
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Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Desert date combines thorny branches with leaves divided into two leathery leaflets. It can remain a many-branched shrub or grow into a tree with a rounded crown. Mature bark is grey and deeply fissured lengthwise, while the foliage follows a spiral arrangement along the shoots. Kew: Balanites aegyptiaca, Flora of Tropical East AfricaWorld Agroforestry: Balanites aegyptiaca
Native range
Native across much of Africa and into the eastern Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula, the species is associated with dry landscapes. World Agroforestry records its strongest growth on deep alluvial soils with reliable access to water, including valley floors and riverbanks. Beyond the seedling stage, it needs open conditions and regenerates in woodland or savannah. Kew POWO: Balanites aegyptiacaWorld Agroforestry: Balanites aegyptiaca
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