Unless you're a licensed nursery, you could probably toss one into a mailing tube and ship it anywhere.

I am always dumbfounded by how quick everyone is to trade across state lines without any respect for the law or the transmitting of pests and disease. And I have a date garden from which I get a small income, so I do not want to jeopardize my own palms by brining something in.
Not to mention that a healthy offshoot is far to big to put into a mail tube.

I'm still looking to trade in CA or AZ or other varieties of date palm.

Here is the info on why.

http://www.datesaregreat.com/index-13.html

Attention Homeowners, Landscapers, and Nurseries of Riverside County, California

If you purchase Phoenix variety palms from outside of Riverside County, you are in violation of the "Date Palm Disease Interior Quarantine" adopted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in 1980.

This quarantine prohibits the movement of all plants and parts for propagation of the palm genus Phoenix, and all tools used or trimming or pruning of the genus Phoenix into the protected area. Riverside County is a quarantine area.

Homeowner's making purchases of the Phoenix variety palms should ask if the palms were grown in the Coachella Valley or if they were purchased outside of the county's quarantine area.

Please refer to the Grower's List of the nurseries certified to sell Palm Trees within the Coachella Valley.

The quarantine was established to protect the California Date Industry from Fusarium Oxysporum or Wilt, a soil-borne fungus that is spread by the Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis). If palms infected with this fungus are established within the Coachella Valley, it spreads through the soil and can cause a grave threat to a multi-million dollar date industry and ornamental palm nursery industry.

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Please respect the this limitation since hundreds of people make their living growing dates in Riverside and Imperial counties as well as in AZ.
Thanks
Arthur

How are you bringing something in such as disease if you are sending the offsets out? The almost rude response to the poster above and the logic escape me.

flattie
I do not mean to be rude, but the statement alex 7b made clearly starts with "Unless you're a licensed nursery..." which tells me that he knows there are restriction and is encouraging blaten disregard for such restrictions, encouraging others to ignore them and giving advice on just how to cheat and get around the rules. A lot of good people make their living off of growing and working in the date gardens in our area. One such foolish transfer could cause many millions of dollars in loss and cost many people their livelihood. So I'm sorry if it seemed rude. My intent was to be clear about just how much bad it would be to do what he suggested. It is NOT a small thing.
As to sending out, not just brining in, there are actually other less devastating pests that are a concern as well. Glassy wing sharpshooter, red scale, and others. There are inspections for these and usually spraying is required as a preventive measure. I simply mentioned that "AZ will require inspection, spraying and permits" and his response was to recomend cheating and shipping without doing that.
I love dates and I love growing them. I would hate to see something jeopardized that for me or the many other families who make their living growing them.
I hope you understand
thanks
Arthur

Hi Arthur,

I live in the Phoenix area and would be interested in the Deglet Noor offshoot. I don't have anything to trade, but I'd be interested in purchasing one from you if your interested. Please let me know what I'd be looking at cost wise with shipping, inspection, etc.

Thanks

Brad

Hi Brad
Yes, I have a Deglet Noor ready to go. It's in nursery right now to keep it fresh and healthy. I have one other person in AZ who is interested. If I get 2 or more people interested, we can divide the cost of inspection across and make it cheaper for everyone. Send me an email for more details.
softmentor@netzero.com
thanks
Arthur

still looking for those who have other varieties.
thanks
Arthur

Arthur,

I have some seeds if your intrested in a seed trade.

Dean

Dean,
No thanks, I have tens of thousands of seeds so I'm not running short any time soon! LOL
Thanks though! I appreciate the offer.
Anyone who wants date palm seeds, let me know, I'm easy!
Arthur

I'm still looking for varieties I don't have.
Brad, glad the AZ connection I gave you is working out, it will be a lot easier to get shoots in AZ without having to cross state line.
Just a note in case it was not clear. My part of Riverside County (Coachella Valley) is clean and the quarantine is to protect our date industry from palms that are coming in. the problem does exist in the Western part of the county, West of Banning pass (City of Riverside)
Anyone in Coachella Valley have date palms?
I still have Abada and Deglet Noor available

one more time back to the top
I still have Abada, Deglet Noor are spoken for.

Arthur