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.
Picked these seeds off the palm tree in Puerto Rico. Brought them home and planted them directly into 6 inch
pots and kept them moist. Out of 1 dozen pots, only 1 didn't grow. Nothing could be easier. Seeds were never
soaked, just planted into top soil and kept moist. Now if only they could find a cure for lethal yellowing.
Submitted on 16/03/2005 by Gregg Deneweth digital-dancing@excite.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
Very easy to germinated in two months began to sprout,fast growing.
Submitted on 13/08/2004 by one of our visitors
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
15 of 20 seeds germinated. Soaked seeds for 3 days in warm water. Placed seeds in heated greenhouse tray in
moist cocopeat. Sprayed with fungicided when peat started to dry. Sprouted within 2 weeks up to 3 months. Fast
growing so far.
Submitted on 16/06/2004 by Cheri Wilson reininrabt@aol.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
99% sucess rate. Placed in warm tap water for 24 hours. Place in a tupperware with 100% vermiculite and put
on top of hot water heater. Within 3 weeks 90% started sprouting. Transplanted to 1 gallon pots after only 3
months!!! What a pleasure to germinate.
Submitted on 22/02/2004 by Windy Crissinger windyscleaning@earthlink,net
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Planted in propagation tubs in 40% peat moss, 40 sand, and 20 perlite. Seeds germinated in less than a month
with 80-90 degree F bottom heat and a fair amount of water. The seedlings are growing suprisingly fast. So far
43 out of 100 have sprouted. I expect the rest in the next 2 or 3 weeks. One of the easiest species I have germinated.
Submitted on 25/11/2003 by Justen Dobbs socalwholesale22@yahoo.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
I grow this palm in Puerto Rico. I originally tried germinating the seeds in peat in plastic bags with excellent
results. I have so many seeds that I now plant an area directly in the ground in a semi-shaded area and transplant
the seedlings when they are about 4" tall. No problem! The mature palms tend to get yellow fringes on the lower
leaves. Apparently it is a mineral deficiency. They seem to be responding (slowly on the new leaves) to treatment
with micronutrients. The leaves are magnificent... an easy and attractive palm to grow.
Submitted on 10/10/2003 by Ronald Flores rcfgunkle@east-net.net
...easy to germinate and need up
to 1 month to sprout.
We grow them in Egypt for streets. They give me perfect germination
in March through September.
Submitted by Mohamed Abdul-Razik m_razik@thewayout.net
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of high ornamental value 
In north in Fiji Islands they need very little care and grow normal.
Grows variably in different locations with fastest growth in places with good draining soil with some wind protection and water. However it seems to survive anywhere so long as not a combination of strong hot winds and dryness. Good in coastal places.
Submitted on 10/02/2007 by Jim Valentine snlsavusavu@connect.com.fj
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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