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Mule seeds

awkonradi

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Is there any reason to attempt germinating these, or is that just stupid?  There are plenty of queens nearby that could have provided pollen.

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Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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17 minutes ago, Little Tex said:

I was under the impression mules were sterile?

I didn't know a mule could produce fruit and seeds this developed.  Curious whether seeds like this are well known, and also well known never to germinate.

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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2 minutes ago, awkonradi said:

I didn't know a mule could produce fruit and seeds this developed.  Curious whether seeds like this are well known, and also well known never to germinate.

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/05/21/fact-sheet-mule-palm/ This article says they can only by hand germination this is quite confusing.

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While they are supposed to be sterile, it is possible that a very small percentage are fertile (1 in 100's or maybe 1000's?)  Give it a shot and see what happens.

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Both of my Buteagrus mules produce mountains of fruits and seeds. So far, no sprouts I know of. But, great Wrist Rocket ammo.

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F2 is not reliable to show the same characters that make the F1 desirable.  :( 

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29 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Both of my Buteagrus mules produce mountains of fruits and seeds. So far, no sprouts I know of. But, great Wrist Rocket ammo.

That's good enough for me.  I'm not going to try to germinate these.

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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