germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ...
... are difficult to germinate and need more than 1 year to sprout.
I bought fresh "awarra" fruit on the market in Amsterdam (they fly them over from Suriname) and ate the fruit. I cleaned the seeds and soaked them for about 2weeks in warm water and then put them on their germinating medium at about 25-30 C. More than 1 year later still nothing. So I decided to try some exposure to boiling water and after that saw a littlebit into the seed coating and put tthem back on their medium. 2 weeks later the first seed starts showing signs of germination. These seeds need some extra torture before they start germinating. In the wild the fruits are eaten by tapirs, so the seeds are exposed to their stomach acid, they only seem to germinate after that.
Submitted on 27/12/2007 by Kai fishyboy2@hotmail.com
... are very difficult to germinate.
Got fresh "awarra" fruit from the market in februari. They are imported from Suriname to Amsterdam in that period (right after the small rainy season). I ate the fruits, wich is quite tasty and was left with maybe 40 seeds. I've planted them all in plastic bags with slightly moist germinating soil but so far (end of june) nothing. I understand that these seeds might take years to germinate, but soon I will try cracking the seeds wich might speed up the process.
Submitted on 22/06/2007 by Kai Kuné fishyboy2@hotmail.com
...very difficult to germinate and need more than 1 year
to sprout.
This one surely teaches us a good lesson on never giving up on certain palm seeds...10 Seeds received from RPS
in May 2002, 4 just started sprouting as of the 23rd August 2004!
Submitted on 23/08/104 by Orlando Amorim orsaf@netcabo.pt
...very difficult to germinate and need more than 1 year
to sprout.
Fresh seeds collected in Manaus, Brazil in March of 2002 and planted promptly upon return still have not sprouted
as of 5/7/03. I know another plant collector who has tried several times to sprout seeds, so far without success.
Submitted on 07/05/2003 by Stephen Brady stephensbrady@aol.com
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
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Ratings and comments reflect individual experiences and the views of our visitors. They do not necessarily describe the most
appropriate methods, nor are they necessarily valid for all seeds or plants of this species. Germination and plant cultivation
success depends on many different factors; nevertheless, these experiences will hopefully aid you in your effort to get the
best germination results from our seeds and the best growth results from your plants.
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