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formontcalamus · 12-14-2007, 02:46 AM

Joe . . . The reply you got from BGreen was mind boggling ! Mabe you learned something.

I know the area at the end of U.S. #1 The little white seeds are a thatch palm, probably Cocothrinax. Thier finniky, they will all sprout or none will sprout. Takes 4 months. The palm is very slow in captivity.

The orange ones are probably Cocus Plumosa (name has been changed to something two yards long, cannot remember). They take 6 months of very hot temperatures. "not worth the trouble".

The 1" red seeds are Christmas Palm (Vietchi merrelli) (name also recently changed ?) Put three into an 8" pot about 3" apart. Will sprout in less than 2 months, mabe 4-5 weeks ! They make a nice parlor clump to 3 or 5 ft. in couple years. Worth the effort. Scrape off some fruit coat for faster germination. This palm does not need its seed cleaned.
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formontcalamus Wholistic Naturalist Location: South Central Puerto Rico Zone: 11 Name: Logos (French/Greek) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 58 BananaBucks : 67,932 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Palm Seed Question... Joe . . . The reply you got from BGreen was mind boggling ! Mabe you learned something. I know the area at the end of U.S. #1 The little white seeds are a thatch palm, probably Cocothrinax. Thier finniky, they will all sprout or none will sprout. Takes 4 months. The palm is very slow in captivity. The orange ones are probably Cocus Plumosa (name has been changed to something two yards long, cannot remember). They take 6 months of very hot temperatures. "not worth the trouble". The 1" red seeds are Christmas Palm (Vietchi merrelli) (name also recently changed ?) Put three into an 8" pot about 3" apart. Will sprout in less than 2 months, mabe 4-5 weeks ! They make a nice parlor clump to 3 or 5 ft. in couple years. Worth the effort. Scrape off some fruit coat for faster germination. This palm does not need its seed cleaned. Logos __________________ Love the Earth, Logos / Wholistic Naturalist / Married / Father of ten Cats / Sexual preference: Anything that moves / French-Greek ancestry / Special interests: Codiaeum (Crotons), Evolutionary behavior / Look to the examples of Nature to understand Humanity.