Washingtonia Filibusta Seedlings

[sonobeau]

Howdy Y'all,

Backstory: So I've been on the hunt for some Washingtonia Filibusta and have been having a hard time finding what I believe to be genuine sources for them. After enquiring about a listing for "Washingtonia Filibusta Seedlings" on Ebay, which I thought were much too expensive for Washingtonia seedlings, a guy told me a story about them that seemed really authentic & made me more willing to purchase even though I've been very skeptical about purchasing certain things on Ebay. Sadly, I was waiting until payday to purchase some and a couple days after my interaction with the seller he ended the listing early to focus solely on local sales. So now I've no source for seedlings. I do see them pop up from time to time, but I'm still very skeptical about buying online and was wondering a few things.....

1) I don't want to be ripped off by paying extra for what's supposedly ' Filibusta' only to find out later that it's really just common 'Filifera' or 'Robusta'. So my question for you is can you tell Filibusta apart from the rest before they start trunking? What attributes would one look for in a seedling that would give a clue that it is the hybrid?

2) I've searched Google which is heavily biased in favour of Amazon and Ebay, but no good sources for any filibusta plants. There are tons of listings for seeds, but I don't know what if any sources are fresh or authentic. Maybe you can tell the plants apart, but the seeds are all identical for sure. Does anyone have good reputable sources that they trust for Washingtonia Filibusta plants or fresh seeds?

3) Any other ideas on Washingtonia Filibusta?

[aztropic]

Where in Arizona are you located? Here is a wild filibusta with a million seeds at ground level,free for the taking.

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona