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My First Palm Seeds have Sprouted

bestdankinftpiercefl

16 years ago

Today before work I checked all my seed trays and there were 3 sprouted Veitchia Merrillii, or Christmas Palms. These seeds were put in the dirt on 11/28/07 These sprouts are my first ever palms grown from seed. Hopefully they just start popping up everyday now. Oh what a feeling.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pics of my first Palm Sprouts

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letsplant1
16 years ago
Oh yeah, I know how you feel. I just got 6 of the same sprouts the other day too. And it should be a consistent pattern now. I did my seeds around the same time you did. It feels good to see some action!

Here is a link that might be useful: A Yard In Fort Pierce
letsplant1
16 years ago
I am pleased to tell you that I just checked and let's make that 10 Christmas Palm sprouts!!!! I have some pictures of them here if you want to see.

Here is a link that might be useful: A Yard In Fort Pierce
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greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
16 years ago
Mike, having just read every word of your blog I am amazed at what you have got going there! It's a great site you have put together and I was very interested in reading it. How many seeds in total are you germinating, hundreds by the looks of things?
Aaron, you too have a great site also with loads of great looking trees in the garden and some fantastic seeds to germinate also.
I am a novice at this palm seed lark and am finding it very addictive already! Just wish I could gather palm seeds like you manage to do, but alas there aren't that many palm trees growing wild or otherwise here! It's great when those first seeds begin to sprout, have just got 2 more kinds to germinate myself, not quite on the scale of either of you though. Keep us posted on the next sprouters?
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nyssaman
16 years ago
Hi Best, or it looks like Mike,

Great site!
Where do you get those super large deep tree starter pots? the square ones that look like 1.5 feet high.

Jeff

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