Doesn't the McCurtain area also have alligators? I wonder how they're taking these cold temps :lol:

Great pics! Did you manage to get any seeds? :twisted:

Thanks gpenny, I'll take another look at them today!

After viewing Jim's successes, I have a feeling that some will pull through for you!

that's a great link!

In this case it's palm seeds, although I did the same thing with canna seeds. It's especially helpful for tricky or long-germinating seeds, such as th...

Good luck! The spots on the Nannorrhops are really hard to see, you'll probably have to view them under a lamp or something :lol:

Sabal minor:I didn't take any pics of this one. There will usually be a flatter end of the seed. Sometimes this end will have a small mark from where ...

Nannorrhops ritchiana var. Kashmir:This one was the hardest to figure out.There will be a very small bump/dot at the end of the seed (the darker area ...

Trithrinax campestris:There will be one end of the seed which is darker and more pointed:On one side, there will be a "seam" which runs all the way do...

Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera:On the top seed, near the pointed end, is one dot. This is where the embryo is. The seed below shows the position:

Rhapidophyllum hystrix (needle palm):On the left is a whole seed. You'll want to gently crack the outer shell until you have the inner seed on the rig...

Butia eriospatha:The embryo location would likely be the same for all Butias.Butias are often known to produce "twin" germinations from the same seed....

Trachycarpus fortunei:The embryo position would likely be the same for the entire genus.The seeds are shaped like kidney beans/hearts/whatever you wan...

I decided to "sacrifice" a few seeds of each species so that I (as well as everyone who wants to try the de-lidding method) can figure out the positio...