This is a photo of a king palm in my backyard taken at night. For each of the last three years this and one other of my king palms has flowered and then a year later the fruit turns red before dropping. I'm not sure what you really call the fruit - they don't look anything like a date. I've noticed that several of the fruit that have fallen to the ground have sprouted and little palms are growing. The long filaments in the top right corner are actually this year's flower. Within a few days that will be open and covered with bees. I have a spot light on the palm and at night (when this was taken) it's a beautiful sight in out on my patio.