Cameron_z6a_N.S.
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RE: Germinating Borassus seed ~ Palmyra Palm

Steve, you're right :lol: I just saw the same giant seeds and didn't pay enough attention to the genus!

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Canadianplant, I use 100% peat and cover it in boiling water. I wring out the water, and let it cool down a little. Then, I try to spread the spores e...

15 years ago
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RE: Weather peeps-check out this update for the storm in this ar

Jim, sorry to hear about your greenhouse. Erik, is it still snowing where you are, or is it finished?We've received about a foot of snow here within t...

15 years ago
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RE: Germinating Borassus seed ~ Palmyra Palm

Great pics, Knnn!If I remember correctly, the parent palm dies after flowering. There's also some great Borassus germination threads on PalmTalk.

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Jim, I don't have any Bulgarian seeds left. I was supposed to get 1000-2000 from Kiril this year, but he had a smaller seed harvest than usual, so it ...

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Canadianplant, I did the same thing with the avacado pits. I just stuck three toothpicks into them, and kept them in a glass of water. I've had a coup...

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Thanks guys! Canadianplant, the canna seeds are from a friend in Tennessee, and he harvested them from his own plants. They germinated so easily, I'm ...

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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Here are some plants that I've germinated within the past month or so:Unknown plumeria on the left and in the middle, plumeria "Rubra" on the right:Cl...

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Yeah, with eucs especially if you don't plant them out quickly, their roots won't develop properly, and the trees will grow to be stunted!

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

I've been wondering about the Paulownia too lol. I think I will germinate them in a group pot, and then once they're around 3" tall, either plant or s...

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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Surprised you selected Dioon edule over Dioon Spinulosum The seeds were cheaper :lol:

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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Palms/Cycads/Bananas:Butia eriospatha - approx. 500 seedsChamaerops humilis var. cerifera - approx. 100 seedsDioon edule - approx. 100 seedsHyophorbe ...

15 years ago
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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Misc:Albizia julibrissin - approx. 500 seedsBerberis montana - approx. 250 seedsBletilla striata - approx. 1000 seedsCallistemon pityoides - approx. 2...

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RE: Beginning the germination process!

Cacti/Succulents/etc:Agave havardiana - approx. 500 seedsAgave montana - approx. 500 seedsAgave ovatifolia - approx. 100 seedsAgave parryi ssp. parryi...

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