Palm Seed and Seedlings ~ Part III

[Knnn]

A little better photo of some germinated Spindle Seed.






Copernicia alba - Caranday palm






Date Palm ~ Phoenix dactylifera, Growing fast and on it's way






Arenga australasica, These are just starting to come up now.






A little forest of Thrinax radiata in the making.






Dypsis decaryi ~ Triangle Palm, these are growing about the quickest of all........

[Laaz]

Steve I'm gonna have to come steal some of your hardy palm seedlings The look like they are doing well !

[tropicman]

Great looking futue jungle in the makings!!!

[Wes North Van]

Steve, How long did the Thrinax radiata seeds take to germinate. I start some in December and nothing yet.

[Knnn]

At 30C, had about 60% germination between 4-6 weeks, about 10% more 2 weeks later and still waiting on the rest.

Lazz,
If you have the room..... have a few things to send your way to see how well they do in your climate.


Thanks Don, That's my GH plan this year

[Kansas]

Wes, Steve is a freaking MONSTER with seed popping. He was very kind and sent me 10 or so of these very same seeds from the very same batch. I thought I was pretty good at popping. UMMMM, I got THREE to pop and they have not grown a lick since popping. Steve is just the BEST. Use his method and let us know if it is the method or Steve

[Wes North Van]

I'll add some heat to the baggie and see if they germinate.

[Knnn]

Some heat should speed these along.
Have been using Sphagnum for a germinating medium, The ones that did not germinate at first were soaked overnight then put back in. this may have helped a little...


A lot of this seems dependant on fresh seed and just plain luck...



~ Steve

[oppalm]

This is stating the obvious, but one of my New Years resolutions was to state the obvious more in 2007. Since I built my seed starting aparatus (2X4's with christmas lights) my seed germinating luck has sky rocketed. If you seed starters out here want to do one thing to increase your chances for germination .... provide bottom heat to your palm seeds. My seed starting medium stays about 82F.

[Knnn]

No strap leaves for this one
Always nice to see some diversity ...

[Knnn]

Fillibusta ~ W.robusta X W.filifera

Just have one of these, seems a bit stretched out but healthy & continues to grow.





A CIDP seedling doing fine in the back corner of the GH

[Kansas]

ow old is the CIDP? I have about 40 of them going right now with the start of a strap leaf. I'de like to gauge them on how big they should be at a certain age.

[Knnn]

That one will be 2 years old this June. Growth really starts picking up once they get past 2-3 strap leave stage.

[Knnn]

Spindle Palms starting to make an appearance,




Washingtonia robusta from habitat, First time I've tried these from seed ~ Thank You John!




On their way...............................





Germinated Butia capitata




Washingtonia filifera germinated last Summer.




Astrocaryum alatum new spear.