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Originally Posted by banana berserker
Thats for sure about it being packed next week and my church used to hand out palm leaves but it was too expencive they still have leaves around the church. I was wondering if you could take a palm leaf like that and use some rooting hormone would it grow or would it be to old? I think we get they fronds from a florist.
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Do you mean that y'all just pick palm leaves from the palm trees around your church, or something? That would be handy.
No, taking a leaf and dipping in rooting hormone will not produce a plant. Even in tissue culture, they use the palm embryo for culturing. And it will take years for you to be able to get enough leaves for a congregation. I would just get some the Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) from KMart, Walmart($13 for 3-gallon pot), or Home Depot, and pick the more mature leaves, and save the rest for next year.