Talipot Palms Seeds Collection ?

[Kris]

Dear Friends

i have a serious question to all and to those who have collected seeds of the talipot palms -

(Corypha umbraculifera)...

Since most of you who have visited my Corypha's threads would have seen some of these

buties in full bloom.but recently i went to the same place but i saw lots of these seeds fallen

in the ground which are green in colour and it seems that this perticular tree is putting down

seeds in plenty without the seeds getting riped in the tree...is this behaviour normal to the all

the coryopha's.If so,will i have to wait for few more months to collect the rippened black seeds ?

since i collected around 30 seeds,while i was there and as i was bending to pick them up,new seeds

were droping on my body as there was mild breeze...!

i will post the still of the collected seeds soon..but i tried to peal a green seed,the entire seed ripped

open without any hard seed coat inside it ?

here is a still of the mother palm droping seeds for the past 3 to 4 months but the seeds are not ripe

at all..are these seeds still not properly formed ?

thanks & desperitely seeking information from the members who know some about this palm ?

Lots of love,

Kris.

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[PostmanSeb]

Kris, Can't help with the Question, but always love the Corypha umbraculifera

pics. Mines like 8 years old, and still small. Do they pick up in speed at some

point? The rate mine is going it will be 100 years before its 6Ft.

Bruce

[aussiearoids]

I noticed on the Metroxolyn seeding , that many seeds fall , way before the seeds are ripe . A full crop may rip the infructesence off .

Sometimes a seed will sprout if it is mature enough but not fully ripe .

[fiji jim]

Hi Kris,

I have noticed that many palms of a young age (possibly fruiting for the first time) may not produce a good seed until it is older. The process starts but fertilization is poor and few seed set.

However this is not so with some species but also will depend on how much it likes the conditions where it grows.

I have also seen some palms fruit at a very young age due to the stress of a cyclone or unusual dry time. Sometimes it is there 1 and only fruiting because they die after.

Perhaps that palm is only just starting its flowering ages.

[fiji jim]

I noticed on the Metroxolyn seeding , that many seeds fall , way before the seeds are ripe . A full crop may rip the infructesence off .

Sometimes a seed will sprout if it is mature enough but not fully ripe .

Metroxylon vitiense in habitat here will do that also.

Self preservation, sacrifice some so it can complete the process.

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Kris, no answer, but a question.....could the tree just be shedding un-pollinated fruit to save energy for the remaining, viable seed?

Great photos, BTW.

Rusty

[Kris]

Dear Bruce

iam living in south india and here the temperatures are often

around 82 to 106 degrees farenheat on average.no frost or cold

air at all.hot hot & hot only.but the climate is wet and sultry due to

coastal influence. and humidity is high through out the year.

and now to your question,here talipot palms grow like mad..so

fast.the soil in our region is basically clay or loam soil.and loves direct

sunlight and regular watering.and the floor in which its placed should be

soft and without any landfill rubbish or hindrence for this giant to anchor

its roots..

here are some progression stills of this giant's grouth rate in just one and half

years time..

[Kris]

And Bruce here is the latest still of that giant...

And my verdict on these palms is that they need

lots of sunlight & heat for it,to grow fast.

And i feed this baby with one tea's spoon of

di-amonium sulphate diluted in one bucket of water.

and give it ocassional feed with fish powder & seaweed

granules..

[Kris]

Now shall we go to the stills of the collected Talipot Palms Seeds ?

Stage One :-

For stage 2 stills,visit tomarrow...!

Love,

Kris.

[Kris]

Now Lets see the same seeds as days go by...?

Kris.

[Kom Thai Palm]

Kris,

Corypha seeds may take 8-12 months to ripe from flowers. You may wait they turn yellow.

That time, you will see massive falling in period 30 days, Just got it.

Be sure you bring enough container

[Kris]

Dear Komi

thanks for that information ! And i will keep track of it..(Smiling)!

lots of love,

Kris

[Kris]

Some more stills of those seeds...

Love,

Kris.

[Kris]

[hopegardensja]

Hi all,

We have 8 talipot palms now blooming at the Hope Botanic Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica. Question is, when is a good time to collect the seeds?

Also, we would love to know how and when they first arrived in the Island. Any information will assist.

[Rettro]

If I remember correctly, the Talipot only produces an inflorescence once at around 80 years of age then dies. I grew one from seed from an inflorescence from a tree in Jamaica. When it was about 2 ft tall, I donated it to our local botanical garden. Now they don't know whether they still have it...moved it several times. I'm now looking for more seeds to do it again. the mature leaves are so large that the plant is too big for a normal yard. That is why they are so "rare" and hard to find.