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Hi all,
Does anyone have a pic of a Chinese fan palm seed? I have some seeds from Tampa, FLA and do not know exactly what they are, but they appear to look alot like a livistonia.
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Posted : 30/05/2007 10:13 am
The thread here showed Livistona saribus, The L.chinensis seed is almost identical. These also have a blue colored fruit.
http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=815
Steve
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Posted : 30/05/2007 10:27 am
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Hi Steve
Here is the link to a post concerning the same seed a few months ago.
http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=608
The seed in question is near the bottom of the page and looks like a peanut without the shell. I am going to post some better photos of the seeds and seedlings to see if I can get them ID'ed.
Not the pot I was expecting........
Posted : 30/05/2007 9:12 pm
Pretty sure we can rule out Livistona, Serenoa repens fruit is black when mature and seems like a possible match.
http://rarepalmseeds.com/pix/SerRep.shtml
Steve
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Posted : 30/05/2007 10:00 pm
Serenoa repens is black when ripe, but has a "egg shell" type coating on the outside of the seed. Once you dry the seed you need to crack & remove this protective "egg shell" covering to get to the actual seed.
Posted : 30/05/2007 11:00 pm
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Here are some pics of the seedlings. These are about 4 months old from the time the seed popped. These seed pop in about a week, but take 2 months to push up it's first strap leaf.
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Posted : 31/05/2007 10:21 am
Cali ~ Nice looking seedlings but I'm still not sure, Hopefully someone here will recognize yours.
If I run across anything that looks close I'll send you the info.......
I've been starting to put together a photo album of seeds and seedlings to help with ID's
Has a ways to go but it is a start...... 8)
http://gallery.kansaspalms.com/phpAlbum/main.php?cmd=album&var1=Palm+Germination/&var2=1
Steve
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Posted : 31/05/2007 11:42 am
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Steve
Great looking site!!! "Good" information on seeds and seedlings is hard to find. I will be book marking your page.
Thanks
Craig
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Posted : 31/05/2007 12:15 pm
Steve, what a wonderful library of your hard work (and love).
Man, look at the roots on those Zamia! Wow.
Congrats on fine work (as always).
Barb
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Posted : 31/05/2007 8:00 pm
Excellant site,Great Job Steve!
Posted : 31/05/2007 10:41 pm
Still a work in progress 😆
Steve
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Posted : 31/05/2007 11:55 pm
