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Astrocaryum standleyanum
Mocora Palm

This beautiful, large, solitary species from Central and northern South America is of course extremely spiny, like all Astrocaryum, but an interesting, quick and easy to grow palm for subtropical and tropical areas.

 
 

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Seeds from this species ...

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
5 of the 10 seeds germinated in under 2 weeks, 3 more shortly after.My 1st attempt at growing anything tropical
Submitted on 26/12/2002 by one of our visitors

...very difficult to germinate and need more than 1 year to sprout.
Of the ten seeds that I got one has only germinated so far, it has been 8 months and have followed standard practice, pre soak, bottom heat, etc. I have even tried cracking acouple at the 4 month stage, these have subsequently gone rotten. The other seem to be alright so hopefully they will germinate given time.
Submitted by Mike Jamison wendymike@optusnet.com.au

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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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