Barhi

Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera

The date best eaten yellow and crunchy at the khalal stage – buttery-sweet.

Also known as: Barhee, Barhee Date

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Taste & characteristics

sweetaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Roundish, soft date; famous for being eaten at the yellow, crunchy khalal stage, with a buttery, coconut-like flavour.

Very productive; large, dense fruit bunches.

High yield; often marketed as whole fresh bunches.

Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen donor.

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