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Metroxylon

Jason in Orlando

By Jason in Orlando
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Jason in Orlando Experienced

Jason in Orlando

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After six months, one of my Metroxylon sagu seeds germinated!  Just wanted to share the joy!

Jason

Skell's Bells

 

 

Inland Central Florida, 28N, 81W. Humid-subtropical climate with occasional frosts and freezes. Zone 9b.

deezpalms Grand Master

deezpalms

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Great Jason, now where's the pic???!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Pictures pictures pictures and please describe the method

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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Yes...please post a pic

We have M.solomonense..M.vitiense & M.warburgii....where did you get the seeds ?

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Lucky to have a few seeding next door to my old work place up north , collected seeds late last year .

Here is a pic of the base of the 2 month seedling .

I just put 2 seeds in a very large pot , but I chose ones that had signs of sprouts . They are over 1m tall now and approx 9 months old .

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Think these are M.solomonense .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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Here are a few of mine

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as always...that Corypha had to put  its hand in the photo

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

Jason in Orlando Experienced

Jason in Orlando

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Germinated in a 50-50 mix of potting soil and perlite.  They were basically left to the elements in a plastic "Sterilite" (shoe box sized) container with lid.  I would sprinkle some water over them on occassion when they seemed dry, but there were periods in which the medium got bone dry, and very hot.  The container was left in filtered sun.  The other nine seeds still look pretty good, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Jason

Skell's Bells

 

 

Inland Central Florida, 28N, 81W. Humid-subtropical climate with occasional frosts and freezes. Zone 9b.

waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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where did the seeds come from ??

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

Jason in Orlando Experienced

Jason in Orlando

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(waykoolplantz @ Aug. 18 2007,19:57)

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where did the seeds come from ??

A big palm tree....

Sorry, couldn't resist the bad pun.  Seeds came from RPS.

Jason

Skell's Bells

 

 

Inland Central Florida, 28N, 81W. Humid-subtropical climate with occasional frosts and freezes. Zone 9b.

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Jason  :)

nice topic and do all the Metroxylon.sp have thorn in the leaf bases ?

And friends thanks for the visuals...

love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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Kris...they look like thorns or spines...but they are SOFT.

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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(waykoolplantz @ Aug. 19 2007,13:27)

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Kris...they look like thorns or spines...but they are SOFT.

Dear WayKool  :)

thanks for the info.though i love the phoenix & prickly spears..

but i get annoyed seeing the Airpane palms and one more which has thorns all over the trunk.i really feel itchy ?

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Jason in Orlando Experienced

Jason in Orlando

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Okay, sorry for the wait.  Here's the first of my now TWO Metroxylon seedlings!

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Jason

Skell's Bells

 

 

Inland Central Florida, 28N, 81W. Humid-subtropical climate with occasional frosts and freezes. Zone 9b.

  • 8 years later...
Moose Grand Master

Moose

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On 8/18/2007, 4:57:27, waykoolplantz said:

Here are a few of mine

 

PlantzNyard048.jpg

 

as always...that Corypha had to put  its hand in the photo

These palms are dropping copius amounts of seed now!

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

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