Barb, Congratulations, nicely done! 8)

Steve

Very interesting seed Barb.
Congrats on getting it to germinate.
Very mild winter here. Probably there to I would imagine.
I haven't seen frost since the middle of December.
Around here the middle of February is usually it for winter and then we move into spring.
We have cherry trees, rhodos, spring bulbs out already.

Glad you mentioned that, Wes.
I look at the intricate "webbing" on that Foxtail seed and continue to be amazed at nature's ability to provide what's needed.
Instead of a smooth hard coat, these hard large seeds have such an intricate pattern that provides many little niches for moisture to reside to help break down the outer layer.

The cleaned seedcoat looks like the view of highway overpasses from a plane.
All are hard as a rock, and weave in and around one another in such an intricate pattern.

I'm going to try to zoom the pic, blow it up, for a small piece of artwork.
Vincent van Foxtail...
😆

Yup, mild winter here too, very little cold.
Because of the palm hut, I'm keeping daily temp records this winter.
Our lowest was Dec 14 at 7 a.m. was -20.6C but it didn't last (not like last winter's brutal cold and huge snowfalls in December).
Generally winter's seen -12, -6, -8 averages, not at all bad for this area.
But no snow! Skiff now and then, the max was 4 inches one night, blew away in the winds two days later.

Bureaucrats are already fussing about fire risk and water shortages... 😕

haven't seen frost since the middle of December

a typical Vancouver winter!
Cherry trees already blooming? Wow, that is early.
I remember working in Burnaby many years ago, a cherry tree was right outside my office window.
Generally bloomed late April/early March I think.
A mass of double pink blooms, think it was a Kwanzan (sp?) variety.

...been a while since we've seen updated pics of your gorgeous palms, Wes 😉
Barb

OK, played with picture a bit.

Here's Vincent van Foxtail:

😉