Palm Tree seeds going free

Hi

My sister bought me some Palm Tree seeds back from Lanzarote, to be honest I can't be bothered to sow them.

Does anyone else want to try them?

Stingo

 

I bought some once, they took 18 months to germinate in the airing cupboard! too slow for me. Sorry. :confused:

 

I dug some Washingtonia palm seedlings out of the sand on a beach in Famagusta last year so I don't need any more, thanks all the same Stingo.

 

I brought some Delonix seeds back from Egypt, when I mentioned it to my tutor she went ape!! apparently it's against the law to bring back any seeds you find or plants,cuttings exc... incase they are diseased or have bacteria or bugs you can't see. seeds you buy have to be in a sealed packet from the shops and plants have to be from the airport. Considered myself well an truly told off. the seeds sprouted but hard to get through the winter, they like it over 70 f, I've still got some of the seeds so I'll try again.

 

Just checked on the packet and they are sealed they are called "Washington Filifera".

I'm the same, want my seeds to germinate straight away, I would have chucked them away well before the 18 months T O :D

 

Stingo, washingtonia is one of the best palms from seed, its comparetivly fast from seed.
I have some already,....mine were grown from seed but its well worth a try, you have nothing to lose.
About six years from seed, this one, thats not long.

 

I bought a Delonix in Tenerife airport two years ago just small enough to get in my backpack, it is now nearly 4ft high. Like most trees it will one day be too big for the glasshouse at work as is the Ravenala, unfortunately they don't grow very well outside in our summers. Try the Washy seeds Stingo, they do germinate fairly quickly as do Date stones/seeds.

 

Okay I'll give them a go, like you say nothing to lose And it does look rather splendid pete.

 

maybe someone can give us tips on how to properly germinate these?

 

I would have taken them off your hands stingo.

Good luck

 

Germination is not really difficult, getting fresh seed is the biggest problem.

I always found my own seed collected while on holiday usually germinated easily, seed bought in the packet is very often old and dead basically.
But there are good seed suppliers out there, but I would avoid the usual ones that also do bedding plants and veg.

You can sow in the normal way most palm seed in a sandy compost at about 20-25C, a propagator is good, or the airing cupboard.

Some people like to mix the seed with moist peat, put in a plastic bag and place somewhere warm.
Potting up when the first root appears, you need to keep a careful eye on them though, as the first root gets very long very quickly, and if you break it, its dead.

Dates are a good one to sow at this time of the year, lots of date stones about now.:D