Barhi Pups

[ahosey01]

Anybody know where to find Barhi date pups?

Wanna grow some in an empty space in my yard.

[ahosey01]

Bump.

[kinzyjr]

Looks like Tropical Oasis Farms is sold out: https://www.tropicaloasisfarms.com/html/tree-availability.html#barhi-date-palms

But you might ask them when they anticipate having some in stock.

[mnorell]

If you call around to some of the date farms either in AZ or the Coachella Valley in CA, you may be able to find one that sells rooted pups, or that will sell some to you as a one-off. There are a number of them that sell rooted offsets and advertise on the internet to that effect. While most are 'Medjool' or 'Deglet Noor,' I'll bet they would direct you to someone who can get one to you. Oasis Date Farms in Indio grows and offers many types of fruit but I don't know if they sell plants...you could call them. 'Barhi' may be harder to procure because it is suddenly becoming one of the most sought-after date cultivars and I'm sure the commercial growers have got dibs on most of the offsets. I've been growing a bunch of 'Barhi' from seed to plant here in Rancho Mirage because I really don't care if the fruit is a little different from the commercial variety (though I am hoping it is close to it). It is a fast grower from seed, mine are strong enough (though small of course) to go in the ground about a year from sprouting. One possible problem aside from fruit quality is that, if you want fruit, you probably have to plant at least three so that you have good odds of having a female.