bismarckia nobilis how to germinate bismarckia nobilis

[Gregoryy3]

hello i'm from brazil and i want to know how to germinate bismarckia nobilis somebody can help me

[Scott W]

The ones I germinated I put in their own deep pots then kept damp in a shady spot under the bamboo.  Had about a 30 percent germination rate.  I did not clean the seeds but the pulp was already dried when I collected the seeds.  The deep pots I use are 4"x4"x14"

The one below I recently put in the ground.  The others I will probably sell or trade.

[D. Morrowii]

I’ve tried several different ways including the baggie method, bottom heat etc. I had the best luck using a similar method to what Scott mentions above. I did clean my seed but I still had some minor mold issues. If I had to do it again I think I would clean them then sun dry them for a day before I started germinating them. I started some in trays and some in some small containers directly in peat and perlite. I had to transfer them to tall treepots once the roots spouted. The root is very delicate and if you break it the seedling probably wont survive. Using that method the seeds sprouted in 4 to 6 weeks . 
 

However, If it’s not going to be consistently above 80° during the day and around 70 at night for the next eight weeks where you live then I think you will probably have to use an external heating method. 

[kinzyjr]

For these and their relatives (Hyphaene, Medemia, Latania, etc.), I use a plastic tub and put down about 3 inches of moist germination medium.  At that point, I place the seeds gently in rows and then cover them with a few more inches of germination medium.  My typical mix is 50/50 soil and perlite for germination.  I set the tub on top of a heat mat, crank it up, and check it in a month.  It's good to have some 4x14's around as @Scott W and @D. Morrowii mentioned due the length of the initial root on these.