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Areca Germinating - How long should I Keep it under the greenhouse?

Sylvie Bourgouin

7 years ago

Hi
everyone,

On the 19th
of December 2016, I had put in the soil 2 seeds of 'Areca Palm Tree' (coming
from Cuba). Since that time, one of them had germinated after 3 weeks and since
that it's small stem's has appeared outside, it grows rapidly and visibly every
day. Now that it’s about 3 inches tall, my question is the following one:

How long
can I definitely take it out of its handcrafted plastic greenhouse to make it
grow near the window in the open area in the house?

I actually
live Canada, so it is whiner here nonetheless, it’s always about 25 degrees
inside with the heating system.

Thank you
in advance for your guidance’s and opinion!

Sylvie. B

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tropicbreezent

7 years ago

Those seeds look like Dypsis lutescens, Golden Cane Palm, rather than Areca seeds which are more spherical. But anyway, your problem with moving them out onto a window sill will be the low humidity. If you're in Canada and maintaining a temperature of 25C in the house during your winter then the humidity inside will be very low. While they're only small it would be better to wait until relative humidity rises, which I assume it would when your (outdoor) temperatures are higher.

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Sylvie Bourgouin
Original Author
7 years ago
I just realized that dates on the picture are not accurate. Here I rectify: The seeds had been put in soil the 19th of December 2016 and it sprout out around the 8th of December 2016.
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Sylvie Bourgouin
Original Author
7 years ago
Hello tropicbreezen and thank you for this important information; I'll
leave it in the greenhouse and wait for the summer season to get it out on the
balcony.

I slip a new image of the parent palm tree from which of my seeds came
from (do not consider my title: '' Areca Palm Tree '') this just to rely on
your eyes and your experience to confirm that it is actually A Golden Palm
Tree.

Have a nice day

Sylvie. B
User
7 years ago
Christmas palm! They're the easiest to grow from seed. I did the same thing when I went down south! sadly I didn't know what I was doing way back then and all died. good luck with yours keep us posted!
Sylvie Bourgouin
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank for the information Matt K and I will hope
you find other seeds on your next trip and that they will germinate full of
life! This said, I am very glad now to know the official name of my little tree
which is the: Veitchia merrillii: 'The Christmas palm'
tropicbreezent
7 years ago
Christmas Palm is actually Adonidia merrillii and from that photo that's what you've got. It's definitely not Areca catechu which has a thin trunk and smaller crown. And the seed is more spherical. It does resemble Carpentaria acuminata but the rings (leaf scars) on the trunk are more like Adonidia. The seeds of the Carpentaria, especially with the fruit, look similar but the Adonidia are much bigger. What size are your seeds?

Although probably more hardier of the three, they can't take freezing temperatures. And they do like a lot of sun.
Sylvie Bourgouin
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you very much tropicbreezent.

The seeds that have been bleached, in length (and without the skin of the fruit) measure:
17 mm.

Have a good evening!

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