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.
It took only two weeks to spout.In Japan, we were the middle of winter. Then seeds were in low temperature for
some time during transpotation, then these were moved to 30 C-degree. It may bring some effects on this fast
action.
Submitted on 22/02/2005 by Yoshida Masami je9vst@yahoo.co.jp
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
I have several of these palms in my house and each year, I collect some 100 seeds, let them dry at the sun.
Once the fruit is totally gone by drying, I plant the seed directly into plastic bags of 15x15x15 cm filled
with soil from my local supplier. I leave the bags outside in in the shade of their mother palms. The seeds
should be covered with only about 1 or 2 cm of soil and I water them once or twice a week, depending on the
climate. Some 50 grow their first leaf in 3 or 4 months. I live in Guadalajara, Mexico, and have a year round
climate of about 23ºC to 29ºC. I commonly have 75% success rate with these palms, they all become
nice adults and they survive underwatering and both cold and hot climates.If you care for them nicely, the grow
very fast and strong.
Submitted on 06/01/2005 by Xavier Iturbide xavieriturbide@yahoo.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Queen Palm - Planted them in an inch of soil in the greenhouse, 50 of them in June 2004 so far 28 have sprouted
others nothing yet although have been told to give them up to 12 months....., sprouts are now nearly 3 inches
in height...
Submitted on 30/12/2004 by Andrew Strickland andrew@alliancemalta.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
Hi this quinn palm is easy to germinate two ways one is in a green house with heat up to 96F I paced a layer
of soil then spread about 3500 seeds then covere them with a thin layer of soil just covering the seed then
just kept on watering every other day to keep them moist and humid with the heat and water, then in three months
I began seing white roots then at the 4th month it looked like a green field of grass full of palm trees and
it was hard to re-plant them all but a beautiful experiance.
Submitted on 29/03/2004 by Felipe Martinez flip4lulu@aol.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
there is quite a bit of variation in the appearance of the queens in the houston area so i picked fresh fruit
from the 2 types i like..the tall, thin one that looks like a coconut palm and the heavy robust one with a trunk
about 18 inches in diameter. cleaned the seeds and put in a pan of water and added yeast to finish the cleaning
and get off the inhibitors. left in the pan for about a week.the yeast does a good job of digesting the fruit.
finished getting off the "hair". planted in conetainers in 50/50 peat and vermiculite and they germinated in
about 90 days. they were planted in september, which has temps from 70 to 95 F here in houston. had nearly 100%
germination. now have in 1 gallon pots and they are about 10 inches tall, since it is cooler now. will plant
in the area in the spring. queens tolerate cold better than the charts indicate..houston is full of mature trees
and it gets to about 20 degrees F here every 10 years or so.
Submitted on 13/01/2004 by one of our visitors
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 6 months to sprout.
I found these seeds easy to sprout, being new to palms. I had trouble
with a few others I had tried other vars, but these where a champ.I
had fresh seed, and was able to enjoy cutting and peeling away the
fiberous flesh. Though have heard, that is not needed with these.
I put in ziplock bags, 50 to a bag. The rest I buried in the ground
in Sept.The ones in the ziplocks, in the house, in peat potting
soil, started sprouting in 5 months, at cool room temperature; wasn't
interested in pushing them, winter outside. The ones buried out
side started coming up in July the following season. The ones in
the ground sprouted almost all at once, in a months time, but the
ones in the house in Ziplock, sproted more slowly over a 6 month
period; a lot easier to handle, I have almost 800 growing now. Except
not sure what to do with them, but it was fun at the time.I have
found them very easy to transplant. They are almost imposible to
kill, if taken care of. I found some loss to too hot of small pots
during the hot summer. I can see the need for partial shade, a tree
or a shade shed until at least in a 1 gallon pot, or in the ground.
I found loss too, adding perlite to potting soil, on small containers,
but find it a vital in 1 gallon size pots and bigger.I have tried
to transplant common volinteer fan palms in the area, and they seem
to always die. And have tried some other palms seed of larger size
and these see so nice for a beginner, I give them a A plus rating.
Submitted on 04/09/2002 by David L Johnson DavidLJ48@cs.com
...difficult to germinate and need
up to 3 months to sprout.
I put the seeds in a big pot ,make a plastik about it and let it
standing in the sun.The first palms comming in 3 month,the last
after 2 years.I living in Portugal.
Submitted by Dietfid Kranich D.Kranich@web.de
...easy to germinate and need up
to 1 year to sprout.
In Corrientes the lay polyietilene on a long and narrow piece of
land, scattter seeds on it and cover them with soil. They are not
watered cause it rains frequently. This way trasplantation is easy
cause roots are not disturbed at all.
Submitted by elsa davicini reparg2001@yahoo.com
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of excellent ornamental value 
In Stockton CA in USA they need little care and grow fast.
I have 3 big queen palm growing outside, it is six year old, it have been growing for 8 year, it is about 9 feet tall, it used a normal dirt and add fertilizer making it a fast grower, it has taken some damage from 2006 cold winter in the spring it got back to normal, and grows in the sun, love heats and grows by seed.
Submitted on 03/12/2007 by one of our visitors
... are of excellent ornamental value
In california in US they need average care and grow fast.
The queen palm is a fast grower and likes hot weather. Here in Central California (zone 10a/9b) they are planted everywhere. They do tolerate some degree of frost. Our winters are mild ocasionally falling below 32 degrees farenheight. This past January we had a severe freeze with temperatures suddently plumeting to the low 20s and with two consecuative nights at 18 degrees! I had two newly planted queen palms, one of which didnt survive. the other got badly burned. a neighbor's queen palms, which were planted about two years before mine, were also severely burned. another neighbor has one planted in a northwest facing corner and that one seemed to fare the cold weather better than the ones out in the open. The older palms around this area seemed fine, with only the tips of the leaves burned.
Submitted on 05/03/2007 by one of our visitors
... are of excellent ornamental value
In north eastern Florida in USA they need little care and grow fast.
These plams are very easy to care for. They need regular fertilization (palm specific), and a good amount of water. Fast growing and fun for kids because they see quick results. i have several of these, and find them to be very hardy. I live in North Florida on the east coast, and I have only had one of them damaged by cold. The spear leaf pulled out, but I didn't give up. This tree is now about 4 years old and 15 feet tall. Most beautiful when planted in groupings.
Submitted on 16/01/2007 by Wendi Wendisplantation@yahoo.com
If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture
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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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