Acrocomia aculeata seeds x4: Wild-Collected in Cuba for FL buyers

[PalmatierMeg]

Last year I went on the trip of my lifetime: a post-convention eco-tour of Cuba. At the time, Americans were forbidden to visit the Castro-controlled island since 1960.

In the course of 8 days we saw rare and seldom seen (at least by US citizens) palms in their native habitat.

During my visit, some species of palm sought botanical asylum (oops) in dirty socks in our luggage. I confess I looked the other way. I have potted and germinated a number of species since returning home. However, my otherwise tolerant husband refuses to let me grow two beautiful but extremely spiny Acrocomias, so I have to find them new homes.

I have 4 Acrocomia aculeata seeds. The fruit is the size of golf balls so I dared to take only these 4. I collected them from a stand of palms growing along a country road in central Cuba. Rain and fog had moved in but I tried my best to take a good photo of the mother palms.

I would prefer these seeds go to someone in FL (sorry)who may be familiar with this species. Acrocomia seeds, according to what I've read, are sporadic germinators with a will of their own and can take anywhere from months to years to germinate. Patience is a must. Wild-collected seeds from Cuba are too precious to be subjected to a zone-pushing experiment. I would love for them to add to the genetic diversity of domestic palms.

Photos of seeds and mother palms in habitat below.

The particulars:

Price: $10.00 for all 4 seeds

Shipping: $3.00 in padded envelope

Total: $13.00

Payment via Paypal

PM me if interested.