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Seeds from this species ......very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
I soaked the seeds for 1 week, then put in 'baggies' with Vermiculite at room temperature (17-23 celsius). 20%
germinated after soaking, another 20% in the first month, then another 50% in the next 2 months. Overall, 90%
after 3 months and more to germinate hopefully.
Submitted on 05/09/2003 by T Brisbane anthonylking@aol.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 6 months to
sprout.
Having Lord Howe Island off the coast a few hundred miles east of where I live, Port Macquarie, germination
would seem easy and effortless to achieve. Well it was. Afew simple rules should be followed. Soaking the seeds
for a period of time wasnt necessary, but what was most important was maintaining temperature at no more than
25c and no less than 15c, this is the range that produced 100% germination.The medium you use during germination
and potting up must have excellent drainage. I used cleaned course river sand only.
Submitted on 22/03/2003 by The Palm Nut wendymike@optusnet.com.au
...difficult to germinate and need up to 1 year to
sprout.
3 days pre-soaking in water changed daily.Sown in peat moss moist (not wet) in clear sandwich plastic boxes
with tight lid.The medium was kept moist all the time. For first two months temperature was kept at 33d.C.,then
- reduced to about 20d.C. Five out of ten seeds germinated after about 6 months of sowing,sixths one - after
7 months of sowing. 60% germination success is quite good for this species.
Submitted on 29/11/2002 by Sergei Leonov serileonov@hotmail.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 year to sprout.
I soaked the seeds for 7 days changing water daily. The first sign of germination occured after 6months. No
artifical heating was required as these palms grow naturally off the coast from where I live. Maintain temperature
between 15C and 20C. Follow common germination practices.
Submitted on 06/12/2002 by Mike Jamison wendymike@optusnet.com.au
...easy to germinate and need up
to 6 months to sprout.
Books report this species as long and difficult, but I have found
this to be wrong. I have soaked the very fresh seeds I got still
with pulp, for a week, changing water daily. Then I have remover
the pulp and sown in 10x10x17 cm pots, singularly, in greenhouse
with natural heat, quite high. Germination has occurred after 5
months and I have got a rate of 90%
Submitted by Angelo Porcelli angelopalm69@inwind.it
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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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