germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ......easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Seed was given to me by a friend in Tropical Queensland, Australia. They arrived fresh and I removed the outer
flesh and gave them a quick rinse to remove pieces of flesh that might possibly cause fungus problems during
germination.Seed was planted in a 15cm deep pot, 5cm under the surface of a good quality organic potting mix.
In retrospect, I should have used a deeper pot as this species sends down a long tap root. After 1-2 months
the radicle had started to emerge. Another 1-2 months and it was sending up a shoot. Almost 9 months after germination
it has leaves.A beautiful looking palm species that may also have been used as a Betel Nut subsitute in the
Solomon Islands.
Submitted on 08/04/2005 by Darren Williams herbalistics@gmail.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
I ordered 10 seeds, 6 of them were already germinated upon arrival (the seeds are huge, roughly the size of
Wodyetia, perhaps a bit larger). 1 seed rotted, and 1 germinated later in a 1 gallon nursery pot in the heat
of a Central Florida summer (hot). 1 Seed never germinated. Of the 8 that germinated, 3 died, the other 5 are
growing strong. First leaf is bifid, as are the next several. Leaves seem to gradually become pinnate, and each
new leaf and petiole are considerably larger/longer than the previous. Initially the seedlings seem to prefer
deep shade, and the leaves easily become pale to yellow.
Submitted on 22/02/2005 by Jason Skelly skellsbells@aol.com
(...sorry, no comments yet.)
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of excellent ornamental value 
In Yeppoon on the Tropic of Capricorn. QLD in AUSTRALIA they need average care and grow fast.
Young plants with large leaves need shade and wind protection for the first year or two. After that they adjust to higher light levels, eventually emerging into full sun and some coastal wind exposure. I keep these moist and well mulched with plenty of organic material and an occasional feed with cow manure. Once a year I dose them with trace elements. Here some of my palms suffer from magnesium deficiency so I give a general trace element treatment to all my palms. These are very nice upright young plants. Next summer I expect them to grow very fast. Mealy bugs in the leaf axils and scale on the underside of leaves in young plants are a problem. I spray and scrub them with a pure soap and water solution. If you have ants on them you will definitely have mealy bugs and/or scale.
Submitted on 05/05/2007 by GEOFF BREEN guzmadman@yahoo.com.au
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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