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So you should be able to grab the fruit by the top, twist, and have the top come off with very little fruit pulp. Then just peel leaves off until you have enough stem exposed to be able to pot/plant the top but let sit for a few days and that should be enough to plant it w/o water involved. Granted, this is Hawai'i but if I just toss a top into the yard and do nothing else, it will eventually root and grow a plant w/o stripping any leaves etc.

Small specimen like that are very susceptible to spear damage. A shot of H₂O₂ and Cu fungicide will help with arresting the continuance of the damage. Keep the crown dry & insulated from freezing temps.

That will be a lot of palm babies! Harry

Some nice flowers on the dypsis minuta in the summer heat!

For Tim Merry Xmas

Sabal uresana and two individuals of Brahea decumbens on a warm December day in Central Texas

This is an old image of mine, grown from a 1-gallon start.