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Corypha utan (macropoda) seeds finally germinating

Jeff in St Pete

By Jeff in St Pete
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Back in the Fall of 2008 I received a small packet of seeds from Kris labeled C. macropoda. I originally tried to germinate them by using a plastic container with the seeds sitting in moistened coco fiber. The seeds remained in the container for over a year with no signs of germination. After a year I was ready to toss them but at the last minute I decided to stick them in this one gallon pot which I left outside and promptly forgot about.

Today I cleaned out all the leaves that had accumulated inside the pot and found two seeds germinating! A year and a half from the time I received them. Thanks Kris!!! This is very exciting!

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Way to go, Jeff! Kris sent me seeds in November and I put them on top of the refridgerator! I have several that have germinated, sporadically, and a couple still yet to go. They will be beautiful palms. Good luck, Peter

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hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

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Jeff - you must feel like...post-1729-12693811810994_thumb.jpg

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Careful how you handle them, they're very sensitive to root disturbance. I had 2 germinate so I put them into larger pots and they died. The others are still dormant, some 9 months after planting them. If they germinate I'm going to be much more careful.

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Thanks Peter. Good luck with yours too!

Jason, they are huge palms. The photo below is a young Corypha growing here in Costa Rica.

Moose, I danced a happy jig when I saw they had germinated. Is that was Bill is doing? Why is he always in strange positions in every photo I see?

tropicbreeze, thanks for the heads up! I will be very careful when potting them up.

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Thanks Peter. Good luck with yours too!

Jason, they are huge palms. The photo below is a young Corypha growing here in Costa Rica.

Moose, I danced a happy jig when I saw they had germinated. Is that was Bill is doing? Why is he always in strange positions in every photo I see?

tropicbreeze, thanks for the heads up! I will be very careful when potting them up.

As we say here in the islands: "Das one beeg mutter" :drool: Can't wait till mine looks like that in say 30 more years. Gee wonder if my eyes will still work in 30 more years or even if I'll still be alive. :(

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Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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Jeff:

Expletive, expletive, expletively expletive o'expletive, big, dang expletive.

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Jeff:

Expletive, expletive, expletively expletive o'expletive, big, dang expletive.

OK Dave I germed one up, I have no room for it but you do? What do you say. Maybe I will save it for my sons Eagle project. I am trying to talk him into doing some landscape project.

Ed Mijares

Whittier, Ca

Psyco Palm Collector Wheeler Dealer

Zone 10a?

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Thanks Peter. Good luck with yours too!

Jason, they are huge palms. The photo below is a young Corypha growing here in Costa Rica.

Moose, I danced a happy jig when I saw they had germinated. Is that was Bill is doing? Why is he always in strange positions in every photo I see?

tropicbreeze, thanks for the heads up! I will be very careful when potting them up.

As we say here in the islands: "Das one beeg mutter" :drool: Can't wait till mine looks like that in say 30 more years. Gee wonder if my eyes will still work in 30 more years or even if I'll still be alive. :(

If you are alive you wont be able to miss it will you :floor: Man that's huge

Bruce

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Dear Jeff :)

Very glad they made it ! :greenthumb: And indeed you have lots of patience....:winkie: And your still of the corypha simply rocks...And made my head spin Ga ga..:yay:

Thanks & Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Thanks Peter. Good luck with yours too!

Jason, they are huge palms. The photo below is a young Corypha growing here in Costa Rica.

Moose, I danced a happy jig when I saw they had germinated. Is that was Bill is doing? Why is he always in strange positions in every photo I see?

tropicbreeze, thanks for the heads up! I will be very careful when potting them up.

Jeff - you want me to explain what Bill is doing? How in the hell would I know, he is Bill! huh.gif

Here BS Man about Palms is in your country during the Biennel - explain to me what he is doing here? wacko.gif

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Moose, I do like Corypha! I see you found a Biennial photo, seems like that was just yesterday... I can't believe it has been almost two years.

I have no clue what Bill is doing. I didn't hang out by the hot tub, so I missed his shenanigans.

Bill? What were you DOING?

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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If you like Corypha utan then seeing at least the intro to the film "Ten Canoes" is a must. Absolutely spectacular.

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Moose, I do like Corypha! I see you found a Biennial photo, seems like that was just yesterday... I can't believe it has been almost two years.

I have no clue what Bill is doing. I didn't hang out by the hot tub, so I missed his shenanigans.

Bill? What were you DOING?

Jeff - I gotta say that Bill's possible explanation has got my interest tweaked. blush.gif Bill are you ignoring this inquiry? Could these images be that of the BS Man about Palms ranch hand attraction technique? rolleyes.gif

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Hi Jeff, here is a recent picture of one of mine that germinated right before yours. I put it in the back of the property where it'll have lots of room, but after seeing some posts, especially #6, I hope I made the right decision! It's about three and a half feet tall. How are yours now? Peter

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AMAZING PALM!!! Huge is the right word. Hmm, where do i have enough room... NOWHERE!!! Those pics of the full grown ones are the size of my front yard!

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That's why we guerilla planted ours across the street and down the hill so we could watch it grow without giving up space on our property. Maybe the owner will cut it down eventually (as is their right) but it's not really usable land except for an eventually huge palm or two.... If we can afford later to buy more land we'll plant some we can claim as our own!

Cindy Adair

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Thanks Peter. Good luck with yours too!

Jason, they are huge palms. The photo below is a young Corypha growing here in Costa Rica.

Moose, I danced a happy jig when I saw they had germinated. Is that was Bill is doing? Why is he always in strange positions in every photo I see?

tropicbreeze, thanks for the heads up! I will be very careful when potting them up.

Jeff - post #4 is Bill doing the jig in Mike Harris' garden on his last visit here to sunny South Florida. :)

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Hi Peter, yours is looking great! I haven't planted mine yet so they are still in pots with only strap leaves. Last year one of my friends bought a bunch of palms from me to plant on his property around his new house. He ended up with one of my three Corypha macropoda and he immediately planted it in the ground. I saw it a few weeks ago and couldn't believe how much it has grown compared to mine sitting in pots.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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