germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ......very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
I have 10 fresh seeds are soaked in water for a one days. Place half seed in the sand where the temperature
35C / 10 seeds germinated within 7 days and all seedling need a deep container like Bismarckia nobilis. 100
% success. Very Happy!!
Submitted on 22/10/2004 by Mr.Thukool Preechavanichprauk thukool@pccth.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Pretty good response. Running about 75% germination rate, and all have a single leaf. Leaves are rigid and look
healthy, but take a long time to lift off the ground. Abundant light and moderate water seems to help as well
as Miracle Grow.
Submitted on 19/02/2004 by one of our visitors
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
One of the easiest seeds I have ever germinated! First soaked them for about twelve hours then scaped away seed
coat until a fuzzy coat. Then soak for a further twelve hours removed the fuzzy coat and put into clear plastic
bags with vermiculite fairly moist and germinated at 40oc (100of) The first one sprouted in 3 days and the subsiquent
ones in about 5 days. Now growing like nothing else on earth!
Submitted on 02/05/2003 by Kristina kristinamjackson@btinternet.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
this species is easy to germenation but it need more time 2 monthes at least to germenation and before germenate
put in water for 4 week (change the water every day to still clean with suitable antifungal) germenate in soil
consists of sand:clay 3:1in pots 25.25.40 cm at deep 5cm subsurface, watering twice weekly and temprature between
25-35ºc in the nursery. I do this experment in my M.sc about the rehabilitation and propagation of Medemia
argun in small oases in western desert in Egypt. in Unit of Environmental studies and Development at Aswan.
Submitted on 27/12/2002 by Haytham Ibrahim haythamibra@yahoo.com
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 1 month to sprout.
Didn't know how long these would take, but hoped that being desert
palms it would be quite fast. Indeed so: soaked for 96 hours (while
trying to find somewhere to sow 'em), then cleaned off the pulp
and mixed the appealingly furry seeds in a moist perlite/vermiculite
mix; sealed in a biscuit tin and placed in the airing cupboard.
10 days later four out the ten were shooting. Have sown the first
on a very well drained compost and will see how they do. It's an
exciting challenge trying to grow these as no-one seems to have
any idea how to do it! I'll treat them as serious desert species
and see how they do...
Submitted on 02/06/2002 by Gwilym panickyfright@clara.co.uk
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 1 month to sprout.
I had 5 seeds. I soaked them for a week at room temperature. They
did get mushy. I put them in a baggie with a commercial seed starter
mix. I placed them on the hot water heater. Now 3 weeks later, I
have 4 already sprouting and hope the 5th comes out soon.
Submitted on 02/07/2002 by Mark Bebee mmebb@aol.com
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 1 month to sprout.
Easy to germinate. Soaked for two days, stripped fibrous cout. Planted
shallow with Scotts potted soil for seed starting. Kept at room
temp, then transferred to sunny site. Three weeks later have 80%
germination.
Submitted on 07/07/2002 by mike lieber mlieber1@yahoo.com
...easy to germinate and need up
to 1 month to sprout.
I had 5 seeds. I soaked them for one week, changing water daily,
at room temperature. I placed them in a baggie with moistened seed
start mix. The first seed germinated in 2 weeks and now 4 of 5 have
germinated in 4 weeks.
Submitted on 29/07/2002 by Mark Bebee mmebb@aol.com
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 1 month to sprout.
an very easy palm tree.i put mine in a aquarium with an heat source
at about 35ºc, whith a good medium (althought they are not
picky)wash the seeds and let them in water for one night. A fast
grower and germinater. you will love them. in about 2 to 3 weeks
they start to give their first roots then after a month(aproximetly)they
will surprise you whith a massive first leaf, and a quick growing.
ENJOY
Submitted on 02/10/2002 by joao carlos placido capelo joaocarloscapelo@hotmail.com
...easy to germinate and need up
to 1 year to sprout.
Seeds should be soaked in water one week after arrival, changing
water daily. These do not need extremely warm temperatures to germinate,
in fact, mine begin to germinate (indoors) in late winter/spring.
Placement in full or mostly sun is necessary as is a fast draining
potting media. These seeds first send a long initial root into the
media so a tall (10 to 12 inch) pot is necessay after germination
and soon the top growth will appear. Highly important in these early
stages: Watch the Watering since the potting media needs to slightly
dry out for the seedlings (or rot will set in). Germination time
is 2 to 12 months--usually sooner.
Submitted on 14/10/2002 by one of our visitors
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of high ornamental value 
In Phoenix, Az in USA they need very little care and grow slow.
Germinated over 90% within 60 days. About 3 years old now. I have them in boxes & in the field in Phoenix, Az. Boxed tree's are doing better than field tree's. Soils are heavy and are flood irrigated. I think they like the better drainage in the boxes. They look to be an excellent tree for the desert here.
Submitted on 22/11/2005 by one of our visitors
If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture
by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.
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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