Butia x parajubaea fruiting

[Tropicdoc]

My hybrid has fruited! 
now what?

pick them? Dry them? Trade them? Let them fall and germinate? Are they viable?

[Dwarf Fan]

Wait til they are ripe and then crack one or two open check for an embryo and post pics on Palm Talk?

Is that a PJ sunkha or torallyi?

Did you get it from Patrix?

Can we get a pic from further back to enjoy the entire Palm?

[Tropicdoc]

X cocoides from Patrick

the sun angle is so low right now it’s hard to get a good pic

its the one all the way to the right in both pics. I have 4 in total. 

how do I know when they are ripe?

 

[bruce Steele]

The parent tree for this Cocoides cross was in Darold Petty’s yard in Oakland until its demise. Your trees look very nice and healthy. I hope the seeds are viable. Wait until they ripen and drop. 
 To germinate them ( parajubaea seed) you clean off the fleshy part , I use a pocket knife, then let them sit around a few months to dry before placing them half buried in 50/50 coconut coir perilite  mix that is moist but not wet.  Parajubaea can be very slow to germinate so be patient. Waiting a year to get them to pop is kinda average , some a little faster and some slower. 
 Cracking a parajubaea seed is difficult. I haven’t ever looked for an embryo in Parajubaea seed but I can cut one open and get pictures of the embryo so you have something to compare to if you would like. 
 I have several parajubaea cocoides in pots I have germinated , and seeds in the community germination Tupperware keep popping but now that I have seen your Cocoides crosses I am jealous. They have a nice Parajubaea look but maybe they have a bit more freeze tolerance?  My Parajubaea torallyi took a 23F freeze without issue but I don’t trust the Cocoides at that temp.  What has been the low your trees have been exposed to ? 

 

 

[Tropicdoc]

Awesome advice.

ill post again after they drop.

these palms have seen 18F with minor browning. They had worse browning at 24 with freezing rain.

hopefully they don’t do the parajubaea sudden death like the pure ones do.

cocoides wouldn’t stand a chance here…. Too wet. 60 inches of rain annually.

 

 

[Tropicdoc]

2 more!