How long was Butia soaking Cameron?
De-lidded?
Barb

I know I mentioned this, but wanted to share Pic of these Foxtail seeds I got from Dean. I started on my cable box less than three weeks to sprout.

Still waiting on many others, but not as many as Cameron

Paul

Congrats Paul, nice job.

Foxtails are great palms.
The trick is to keep them out of the sun though this summer, as the tender new leaf(s) will burn to a crisp.
At most, a half hour of filtered morning sun only
I had one with 3 leaves totally sunburned, no green remaining, and it died.
But they do love hot weather.

Others came back from a bit of sunburn.

Nobody's got as much to germinate as Cameron 😆
Barb

Barb, I think the B. eriospatha seeds soaked for about 12 hours, and they weren't de-lidded.

Paul, congrats on the foxtails! They're a palm that I've always wanted to try.

Barb, I think Toby at RPS might have a few more seeds than me 😆

Protea subvestita:

Sabal minor "McCurtain":

Phoenix loureiroi var humilis:

Dioon edule (the taller seedling has grown about 2 inches in the past 3 or 4 days!) :

Cameron.

A 12 hour soak for B.eriospatha is sure interesting.
Did the seeds arrive slightly damp?

I read ages ago that (some) palm seeds went into a dormancy if they were allowed to dry out completely.
What got me asking is that the Copernica alba seeds I received from CFPACS that germinated so fast arrived slightly moist in a baggie.

Toby at RPS might have a few more seeds than me

😆 😆 Just a few.

Congrats on new germinations, that Dioon edule is a keeper!
Mine grows slow as a slug.
Barb

The seeds arrived dry, and I kept them in a dry bag for a few months. I know this couldn't have been too good for germination, but it doesn't seem to have been very bad either! Most of my t. fortunei seeds arrived damp, and they germinated within a couple of days.

kept them in a dry bag for a few months. I know this couldn't have been too good for germination

It'd sure be good to know which species seeds should be kept moist, and which should be dry.
Obviously didn't affect the Butia.
I've never seen any more info on it.

Probably why some palm seeds take a year or longer... 😕

I remember that there was an "extinct" type of Phoenix called the Judaean date palm in the middle east. Scientists found seeds that were something like 2000 years old, and they germinated!!

Cool!
From the pyramids/tombs?

Hope somebody's followed that.
Now to get some of its progeny :rabbit:

Barb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judean_date_palm

http://www.palmtree-species.com/2008/06/judean-date-palm-grown-from-2000-year.html

That was so interesting Cameron, Thanks for the links.

Methuselah huh? And medicinal properties! Wow.

Barb

The only thing about that palm, is that only one germinted, and they are unaware of its male or female ( last i read). Im sure if it set seed it owuld be everywhere in a few years ( i wonder if theyve thought abotu TC??)

Im away from home for a week..... No clue as to how everything is... 😯

They'll just have to find/uncover some more seeds, and hope for a female! 😆

Hi Cameron,

were the Protea subvestita easy to germ? I'll be starting my seeds in a few weeks.

Tim, they were pretty easy. A few sites have said that they need a difference in daytime/nighttime temps, so I made sure of that for about a week. I don't know if it had an effect or not!