Barb I`m thinking end of Oct. when they will be ripe and ready.

John

Holy cow, a long time to wait 😕

BTW, postal strike means letter deliveries only 3 times a week for now.
Will check the mailbox for pollen Friday.

Thanks!
Barb

Barb I sent pollen UPS. You will get it on Monday. I got a few chuckles from the guy and gal at the UPS outlet when I had to describe the item to be shipped. They are entering it into the most unusual item shipped in 2011. 😆 He is now stopping by to maybe buy some palms. Sending your pollen just brought me some business. 8)

John

That's a hoot John! 😆 😆

Just tell 'em you're sending sperm!

Glad you sent it UPS--Vernon is one of the small towns hit today by the postal strike.

I was in town this morning, drove past the picketers at the post office.
Resisted the urge to shout out the window "thanks to you, I can't get the sperm in the mail". :rabbit:

😆 😆 😆 😆
Barb

BTW, 4 days for UPS to drive 35 miles? 😐

Barb two business days for UPS. I guess I should have sent it Wed. There was a big extra charge to deliver on Sat. The pollen will still be good on Monday me thinks. If you would have said that to the postal picketers would have been hilarious 😆

John

That's really funny about getting some business out of doing a nice thing. 😀

Barb,

I recommend using the pollen in a 3-4 different applications a couple hours apart. Plants and tree's are most open first thing in the morning right as the sun is coming up, I'm sure John sent you way more pollen then you needed anyways. 😆

Does that sound about right to you John?

Bill

using the pollen in a 3-4 different applications a couple hours apart

Bill, "using the pollen" is a bit confusing to me.
You mean to use a brush and sprinkle it over the female flowers?

I thought you just hang the pollen branch above the female flowers and let the breezes do the work.

Glad we're discussing this, so that I don't screw it up.

John, no sweat about Monday.
I'm sure "it" will still be good.
After all, old men can do it. 😆 😆

Barb

Hey Barb,

I'm glad my hearing was postponed and I was able to see this post and help you. This is a big deal to have one of your babies make babies right? Lame Joke 😛

Anyways, I thought I didn't pollinate the waggies properly but it did work. The trachies out front definitely worked.

All I did was gently tap on them first over the top of the stalks all around then I rubbed the through the stalks gently as well. After I thought I did that enough I grinded the remaining pollen in my hands over the rest of the stalks. If you have enough from John I would do this a few times. I don't think the wind will do it alone when the tree is not blowing the pollen from close by. My yard is full off palms pollinating and I don't think it worked for the ones I didn't hand pollinate a few times. Trust me I had some huge male pollen stalks to work with.

I only say this because I really want it to work for you. Seeds are fun, especially if there in your own yard 😀 This will be my first year too other then needle and sabals.

Keep me posted.

Bill

Thanks, Bill.
Appreciate the intricacies of this process.

Will do as you suggest.

But

I grinded the remaining pollen in my hands over the rest of the stalks

Eeeeeeuuuuw!
You mean I have to touch it? 😆 😆

huge male pollen stalks

This may be too personal, but I believe John's will be huge. 😆 😆 😆

Gawd....

Barb

Wow!

I'm that easy 😉

I'm sure John will agree the biggest males pollinate the best!

Geez, looks like it's time to get your hands dirty 😛 😛 😛

Enjoy!

Bill

LOL don`t know how we got off track here 😆 Barb I think both Bill`s method should work well for you as well as placing it in the crown of your trachy. One way or another Trachy seeds.

John

Who's off track? 😆 😆

Thanks guys...will do!
Seem to be opening a bit now, so the pollen timing for Monday is perfect I think:

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Oh...and look how it's growing!
3 spears pushing and 2 just opened, with the trunk really stretching up fast.

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Life is good... :compress:

Barb

Bill it worked out well with the worker from UPS. He bought two palms. Barb here`s a thought about trying some pollen in a spray bottle mixed well with water? It should provide even coverage and you`ll still have plenty left over for all the methods Bill and I suggested. They pollinate lots of plants this way. Here is an example.
http://www.imagestate.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=2088631&pricing=true&licenseType=RM

John

the worker from UPS. He bought two palms

Great! Congrats.
Do you know where he lives so you can keep an eye on whether he's doing a good job? 😆 😆
You can already tell, I bet, that there'll be a four-page "parent aptitude" Questionnaire for anyone wanting seeds of my/our Trachy 8)

Maybe he'll join PN...

John, thanks for that spray bottle pollination link...but I thought pollen was a dry powder?

Doesn't it get all gummy and plug up the sprayer when mixed with water?

I'll try each of the 3 methods...hopefully the flowers will be wide open by Monday.

Barb

Barb you should be able to crush it enough that it will flow through the spray nozzle? I think you will be able to tell when you get the pollen on Monday. LOL an aptitude test to see if they are fit for adopting trachy`s seeds 😆

John