Is It a Palm Seed?

[PalmTreeDude]

I found this seed in Florida and am wondering if it looks like a palm seed. I don't know if it will grow or not but I'm going to try to germinate it, whatever it is. 

[PalmTreeDude]

[Pal Meir]

Maybe Archontophoenix (cunninghamiana?).

[PalmTreeDude]

7 minutes ago, Pal Meir said:

Maybe Archontophoenix (cunninghamiana?).

I think you might be right. 

[PalmTreeDude]

Well... I do not think it was a palm seed... I think it was a sea grape seed! 

[Pal Meir]

Oops, very strange  palm seedling

But A cunnighamiana seeds look very similar:

[PalmTreeDude]

12 minutes ago, Pal Meir said:

Oops, very strange  palm seedling

But A cunnighamiana seeds look very similar:

I thought that it was for sure a palm seedling, but then it sprouted and I kept looking up sea grape seeds and can see how someone (like myself) could easily get them mixed up. 

[NC_Palms]

Seagrapes are some of my favorite plants. I have around thirty of these seedlings that I started from seed last November and I just ordered more seeds! 

[Fusca]

Nice!  Are the sea grapes root hardy in zone 9a?  I've seen them growing fine in Corpus Christi, TX (9b/10a) and I've seen them for sale in Houston (9a) but don't recall ever seeing any planted there.

[NC_Palms]

9 hours ago, Fusca said:

Nice!  Are the sea grapes root hardy in zone 9a?  I've seen them growing fine in Corpus Christi, TX (9b/10a) and I've seen them for sale in Houston (9a) but don't recall ever seeing any planted there.

I think seagrapes are considered a 9b plant but are root hardy at least into zone 8. I am actually thinking of buying a seagrape next time I go down to Florida to plant in zone 8a as a dieback perennial.