Roystonea Germination

[Zeeth]

So I picked up 120 ripe roystonea seeds. Do I peel the fruit off first? Will putting them directly into pots work, or should I do the baggie method? Thanks.

[Mark Heath]

I don't know the best way to germinate them. But, i usually put them in a community pot cleaned and uncleaned and bingo!

I have'nt tried seperate tecniques to figure which is better.

Sorry!

[Lucinda]

Zeeth, I've germinated literally THOUSANDS of these, thanks to readily available seeds in my neighborhood. Seeds were soaked for a couple of days, then the fruit removed. Easy to do, but if Mark says it doesn't seem to make a difference, then save yourself a little work. I use Sterlite containers ($1 apiece at Walmart) filled with Fafard's germination mix/perlite added. Seeds usually begin popping within a week or so. Any that don't show signs of life after six weeks-two months get tossed. You can get the mix and perlite in big bags at Southern Ag in Rubonia.

Lucinda

[Zeeth]

Thanks! I've got maybe 30-40 cleaned and soaking in water, the rest I'll just plant. As long as I get maybe 5 I'll be more than happy, and I have 125 seeds, so I think I'll be safe.