Sabal minor twins

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I've had Sabal minor germinating all winter 8)
Found a couple twin germinations in the last batch,

Steve

Posted : 03/03/2009 1:00 pm

oppalm

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very cool Steve. Your camera (and you) take great pictures. I started a whole bunch of sabal minors in a community pot so not sure if I have any twins. Is this a common occurrence or a mutation of some kind?

Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 03/03/2009 8:46 pm

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Kent,

Really have no idea how common, (or what), these are ? 😀
I think all Palm seeds have the potential of three embryos, just haven't seen it with Sabals till now.

Potted them up separately to see what happens...........

Steve

Posted : 03/03/2009 9:34 pm

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Super, well done.

In the second pic, did the two radicles join to become a single radicle?

I like seeing these pictures (since I'll never be successful at it...just nice to know).

Barb

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Posted : 03/03/2009 11:24 pm

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Barb,

I'm thinking the two radicles just grew together, might be interesting to see if two plants develop.

Thanks for the comments, you might want to try a few Sabal seeds. ( a little moisture & warmth and you'll have more Palms than you know what to do with 😀

Steve

Posted : 04/03/2009 4:19 pm

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Yes, I'll watch what happens there...

Sabal seeds? Nope, I'm "off" germinating for a while.
Thankfully I don't recall how much money I spent on seeds that went into my soilmix pile after 7 months.

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Barb

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Posted : 04/03/2009 5:58 pm

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Here is the one with two distinct radicles, now two Palms 8)

Steve

Posted : 10/03/2009 11:32 pm

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They're never separated later on, though? It then produces a palm with two stems?

So Sabal is a remote germinator?
Barb

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Posted : 12/03/2009 9:42 am

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Barb,

Once the seed is depleted, will have two identical plants that can be separated.

Sabal minor is a remote germinator, this photo shows some of the stages.

(once the seed is exhausted, the part that connects the seed to the Palm, (cotyledonary petiole), will detach itself)

Steve

Posted : 12/03/2009 3:23 pm

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Thanks Steve for that descriptive pic.
I had forgotten that the seed had to be spent first...(duh on my part...sorry).

Barb

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Posted : 12/03/2009 3:29 pm

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Barb,

I've been potting up about 20-30 S.minor seeds every week, all winter long................
Plenty of opportunity to take photos of what's normally going on under the soil.

Don't make the mistake of assuming I know what I'm talking about 😆

Steve

Posted : 12/03/2009 3:45 pm

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Every week? wow.
You're the germination king, Steve. 😀

Germination rate = you know what you're talking about!

Barb

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Posted : 12/03/2009 7:26 pm