Loxococcus rupicola seeds

[meridannight]

 

Just 30 minutes ago I received germinated Loxococcus rupicola seeds (I knew they were germinated already when ordering, so they were packaged like that). The root tips are all dead and drying, but the growths themselves look relatively okay to me. I think only one of them looks like it's a goner (the one with the most advanced growth, I think that's past saving).

What do you guys think? I immediately placed them all in a warm moist vermiculite into a ziplock bag for now.  Any tips on how to increase their chances of survival? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[realarch]

Meridian, good luck with those seeds, but they may be beyond salvageable. Once the roots dry out and die as well as the emerging spear, the seed is dead. The seed that hasn’t yet developed roots or a spear might still be viable. 

This palm produces a copious amount of vigorous seeds, they also sprout at the base of the palm by the hundreds. 

I’d ask the seller to replace the seed with a fresher batch. 

Tim

[mike in kurtistown]

Tim is likely right, but I would immediately put the seeds in water to re-hydrate them and prevent any further drying. After a day or so, I would put them under the surface of wet potting soil, and keep the soil damp. Nature and evolution make plants resourceful - maybe they could survive and grow.

[meridannight]

Yeah, I realize they may be goners. However, I'm hoping they'll shoot out new roots. I haven't had to handle pre-germinated seeds before, but all of them do have at least 2 root shoots. So, I'm hoping under favorable conditions they might put out a couple more and survive. The top growths look really healthy and not dried at all...maybe it's less obvious from the photographs. When I first saw the roots, my heart sunk and I thought they were goners for sure. But then I took a closer look at all of them, and they do look relatively healthy, all except one. They are under excellent conditions now, and I'm hoping they have some fight in them still.

I will update to let you know how it goes.

Edited January 3, 2022 by meridannight

[PalmsandLiszt]

20 hours ago, meridannight said:

 

Just 30 minutes ago I received germinated Loxococcus rupicola seeds (I knew they were germinated already when ordering, so they were packaged like that). The root tips are all dead and drying, but the growths themselves look relatively okay to me. I think only one of them looks like it's a goner (the one with the most advanced growth, I think that's past saving).

What do you guys think? I immediately placed them all in a warm moist vermiculite into a ziplock bag for now.  Any tips on how to increase their chances of survival? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They look in a similar condition to a few W. bifurcata seeds I received a while ago, one of which now has a full first leaf, with another hard on its tail. They were bone-dry on arrival, including the tips of the roots. Your roots do look a bit on the yellow side, but don't lose hope; you might easily get a few survivors. Give them a moist, well-draining medium, heat and light for the ones putting up spears. Some of them have clearly tried putting out lateral roots, so that's what they'll do if the roots are alive. I'd pot them up and put in propagator/warm place at this stage rather than leaving them in baggies.

[John hovancsek]

It never hurts to try to plant them. I just checked my seed and this is what I found . These are fast growing palms( for me). I hope you get a few to grow. Last pic is my tree from the window