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[Phoenikakias 1,678]

Free Guihaia argyrata seeds. Europe only. I keep gathering fruits, as they mature gradually. Only for those people, who have enormous patience to await seed germination and subsequent seedling growth lol

Edited December 12, 2019 by Phoenikakias
Correction

[Palmensammler 126]

Hi Konstantinos,

i would like to try these. Patience is not a problem as I have Butia seeds sleeping for two years now.

Thanks for this great offer

Eckhard

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

PM of your address. I do not keep records and I delete all previous messages in order to free memory in my mail box.

[Cikas 429]

I would like some. Always wanted that species, but almost impossible to find. 

Edited December 13, 2019 by Cikas

[yeye 15]

Hi Konstantinos

If you have a few i would be interested in ! 

Regards

Olivier

 

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

6 hours ago, yeye said:

Hi Konstantinos

If you have a few i would be interested in ! 

Regards

Olivier

 

Write in a PM your address.

[Zifool 46]

Hi !

Have u seen my PM ?

best regards

Zifool

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

4 hours ago, Zifool said:

Hi !

Have u seen my PM ?

best regards

Zifool

Of course, I still gather seeds and requests...

[marc84 15]

Hello Phoenikakias.

Can you tell US how do you cultived

Ans what soil do you have?

Thanks Marc

 

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

Soil is slightly to moderately alkaline.  Orientation south-west.  Soil is naturally mixed with stones, but it has been somehow amended by long time cultivation. I apply every year a fertilizer richer in potassium and poorer in Phosphorus. That's all.

Edited December 23, 2019 by Phoenikakias

[Austinpalm 146]

Hello,

Any chance you might still have a few Guihaia seeds that I could persuade you into sending over the pond?

 

Regards,

Clay

[Austinpalm 146]

On 12/12/2019 at 1:26 AM, Phoenikakias said:

Free Guihaia argyrata seeds. Europe only. I keep gathering fruits, as they mature gradually. Only for those people, who have enormous patience to await seed germination and subsequent seedling growth lol

Hello,

Any chance you might still have a few Guihaia seeds that I could persuade you into sending over the pond? I have a 5 year old Guihaia that needs a companion or two. Has done well here in Texas.

 

Regards,

Clay

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

I have so far received 13 requests of European people.  Please do not send any more requests for now until those older ones are satisfied. If and when I pile up a new sufficient stock of seeds, this topic will revive.

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

I have gathered up over the last two months enough seeds and since all interested people can get a fair amount of seeds, I will start mail envelopes. Fruits and seeds are very small and covering up a real minute volume.

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

I have prepared 13 envelopes, which will be brought to post office tomorrow.  So far 3 guys from the Netherlands and France respectively, two guys from UK (wondering whether this name will persist after Brexit), Croatia and Germany respectively and one guy from Spain are among the recipients. Any requests from outside Europe will not be satisfied for the time being.

[marc84 15]

Hello Phoenikakias

 Père Noël  Is coming to Avignon today whit palms  seeds.

Thank you again .

Marc

[Palmensammler 126]

Hello Konstantinos,

mine arrived today as well. Thanks a lot "Santa"

Eckhard

[thiebeter 6]

Santa made its way to Speyer too Thanks so much

Palmy greetings to you

[Zifool 46]

Hi Konstantinos, 

J've good recept seeds, and paid u the shipping normally !

have u idea the range of temperature for germination ?

Thanks a lot

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

7 minutes ago, Zifool said:

Hi Konstantinos, 

J've good recept seeds, and paid u the shipping normally !

have u idea the range of temperature for germination ?

Thanks a lot

I can only say, what I have written privately to another recipient of the seeds: Frankly no reliable advice available.  I have only managed to germinate one seed out of three from a previous harvest by fluctuating temperature in my propagator 4 times daily with max temp not exceeding 32 C and in a substrate 50%  coir and 50% perlite, if I remember correctly.  It is possible that seeds behave like those of Brahea and Butia and need hibernation before they germinate during following summer outdoors.

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

31 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

I can only say, what I have written privately to another recipient of the seeds: Frankly no reliable advice available.  I have only managed to germinate one seed out of three from a previous harvest by fluctuating temperature in my propagator 4 times daily with max temp not exceeding 32 C and in a substrate 50%  coir and 50% perlite, if I remember correctly.  It is possible that seeds behave like those of Brahea and Butia and need hibernation before they germinate during following summer outdoors.

My memory has failed me miserably.  Thank God that this forum has an excellent data bank. In this old topic, you will find my true practice: 

 

[Cikas 429]

I got the seeds today.

Thank you Konstantinos!

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

19 hours ago, Cikas said:

I got the seeds today.

Thank you Konstantinos!

You are at the doorstep of my land and seeds took almost two weeks longer to arrive than in France, UK and Germany?!!? So much for the common market inside the EU, it's only a shame. There is no excuse or reason for this discrepancy other than preserving old privilege.

Edited February 29, 2020 by Phoenikakias

[Cikas 429]

4 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

You are at the doorstep of my land and seeds took almost two weeks longer to arrive than in France, UK and Germany?!!? So much for the common market inside the EU, it's only a shame. There is no excuse or reason for this discrepancy other than preserving old privilege.

I agree. 

[marc84 15]

Bonjour

France have a better service postal at the time. 6/days for week

But in the futur for money, only  4 days  in thé week  for priority mail.

Its service public. But today Europe  break service for more money.....

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

Any success with the germination of those seeds?

[Cikas 429]

Nothing yet here. I planted the seeds one month ago. 

[marc84 15]

Bonjour. Succès for me. But only three seedling for the moment.

thanks again.

[Beerend 2]

3 germinated seeds here, too. Thanks again!

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

Hmmm, to low germination rate so far, given the quantity of available seeds. I wonder whether this is inherent to the sp.

[Ampli 12]

Two germinated here. One back in March and one a couple of weeks ago.

[Cikas 429]

I got 10 seedlings!

[Palmensammler 126]

Finally I got one seedling out of all seeds.

It grows extremely slowly.

Thank you Konstantinos

[Phoenikakias 1,678]

On 10/31/2020 at 10:41 AM, Palmensammler said:

Finally I got one seedling out of all seeds.

It grows extremely slowly.

Thank you Konstantinos

Late is better than never!

[thiebeter 6]

16 doing great here in Speyer . I had another badge from China and the germination rate was about the same. Thanks again Konstantinos

 

[Palmensammler 126]

Looks like the first one was only the scout to check the conditions.  They seem to be o.k.  so seven more seeds started to germinate. Hope some more will follow.

Will take a picture once they show green.

Eckhard

[Palmensammler 126]

Today I was looking after the seeds and currently 10 babies said "Hello" to daddy. But more are at the first stage of germination and will pop up too. Will take a picture tomorrow.

I'm so happy. Thanks again to @Phoenikakias

Eckhard

[Palmensammler 126]

So, here's the picture. Sorry for the bad quality,