Salacca wallichiana

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:08 pm

Salacca wallichiana, a spiny Palm from Malaysia/Thailand, that is cultivated for it's edible fruit.

Some more Info: http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/ ... SpID=18095

And some seed that just arrived in the mail

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:40 pm

Here is one that germinated while soaking overnight,

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:19 pm

And here are a couple a little further along,

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:35 pm

And some just starting on their first leaves,

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:02 pm

These also seem to like "damp" conditions

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:33 am

Way to go, Steve!

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:14 pm

Thanks Dean,

Here's one that is inside the house, just starting on a new spear,

Steve

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:21 pm

Ouch! Look at all those thorns!

Dean

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:30 am

Here is the one inside the house,

I put two that germinated later into a aquatic/semi aquatic setting, they seem to catching up with the one in just soil.

Steve

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:34 am

These don't seem bothered by too much, they just keep growing

( the ones in the water are doing good too!)

Steve

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Salacca wallichiana

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