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...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
I soaked the seeds in tap water for three days and after soaking I sowed them in Icelandic sphagnum moss. The pots were located were temperature rased up to 75-80°F(20-25°C). I received 60% germination rat, 6 out of 10 seeds.
Submitted on 04/02/2004 by Jón Ágúst Erlingsson johnny13@torg.is

...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
I soaked the seeds for 6 days, after I placed them into a 7 gallon tank and I mixed the seeds with spagnum. I waterd it and i kept the tank in 28C degrees. The 1st seed germinated 24 days later.
Submitted on 27/11/2003 by one of our visitors

...very easy to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
I got my seeds in Dec 2000 from a group of palms that were growing at the Umkomas golf club (Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa). Seeds were soaked for a week to help with the removal of the tough fruit and fiber. Seeds were then placed in 2l ice-cream tubs in moist palm fiber. Seeds were kept at 32c. 16 germinated within two weeks and all (less 5) had germinated by July 2001, 60 in total. Seedlings are kept under 60% shade and are growing well.
Submitted by Dennis Lutge dlutge@edgars.co.za

...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I soaked them in distilled water for 3 days, changing the water daily. Afterwards placed them in a peat based substrate, kept them moist and at 85 degrees Farenheight. The first seed germinated about 4 weeks later. Now it has been about 7 weeks and six out of ten seeds have germinated. The first frond appearing about 2-3 weeks after germinating.
Submitted by Patrick plstenzel@hotmail.com

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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.