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Seeds from this species ......very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
Very easy once I realised what was going on. Soaked the seeds for 24 hours changing water twice and during this
I noticed that some of the outer shells which are thin in places developed stress fractures and cracked. I placed
them in plastic take away containers on moist perlite and put under lid of my tropical aquarium with light on
a timer for day/night activation temps around 26C -32C. After 2 weeks two had germinated. Then nothing for 2
or 3 weeks. There was one seed that had a cracked shell but not germinated so I decided to pull the seed coat
off and place the embryo (a little raised lump about 2mm in diameter)into the perlite. Within a week it had
germinated. Then no more germination. So I decided to file off the seed coats with a fine steel file from the
remaining seeds. This was tedious but worth it. I filed very carefully a line around the equator of the seed
being very careful not to go through in to the flesh until I could get a finger nail under the coat and lift
it off in sections exposing the embryo. I then placed the embryo into the moist perlite, and within about a
month all but two have germinated. From 20 seeds I got 18 plants that are growing strongly. 90% germination
is very good. I'm happy as these plants are exceedingly rare with I think only 2 plants left and no fruiting
plants in cultivation. Also it is possible I may get the last two seeds to germinate.
Submitted on 13/10/2004 by Tyrone Cripps tynat98@hotmail.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 6 months to
sprout.
bought fresh seeds from rarepalmseeds in may 2004, and when they arrived later that month I sowed them immediately
in peat moss (no presoak was done) temperature was around 90°F (30°C), first seed germinated after 55
days and the second one followed 4 days later.
Submitted on 30/07/2004 by Jón Ágúst Erlingsson johnny13@torg.is
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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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