Planting Washington Filifera Palm Tree

[mazarishal]

Hello, I recently put my Washington Filifera seeds in a paper towel, and in most of them a long white thing is sticking out. 

I am wondering which way to plant these seeds, with the white thing sticking out, or sticking in.

The image is 3-4 days old, and many grow much more.

[Tom in Tucson]

I prepare rose pots with a coir based soil. Make a small hole in the center and place the root at the bottom or to the side. Cover up about an eighth inch. Soak the pots, and they should sprout in 1 to 4 weeks. Here in the desert I point the root down to avoid them drying out between watering. I do this with all palm seeds.

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[Arecaceus]

I always point the roots down. Sometimes sideways but never upwards.

[mazarishal]

Now there is a white things connected to the old root, is this the sprout?

[Arecaceus]

  On 1/28/2023 at 4:09 PM, mazarishal said:

Now there is a white things connected to the old root, is this the sprout?

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Sounds like it is. A picture would be nice. You usually see palms growing a tap root and then to start growing a sprout upwards.