European fan palm seed question

[Buckleshoot]

I recently bought a couple of European fan palms. They are doing quite well, so well in fact that they both bloomed this spring, which was surprising for how small they are. I got lucky and ended up with a male and female. The female ended up with 7 good seeds that look quite healthy.

My question is... Do I leave these seeds on the tree over the winter and plant in the spring? This is what I have done with my Windmill palms and have had good success getting the seeds to sprout.

I was going to post a few pics, but I can't seem to make it work for some reason.

[Peter G]

I would leave the seeds on the tree until they are ripe, I think the fruit will be dark and soft for Chamaerops.

[Flow]

Yes, just leave them on the plant. When ripe they will easily fall off when you touch them but you can pick them some time earlier and they will already be viable.

[Sabal Steve]

They're a maroon color when they are ripe.

[dalmatiansoap]

dont forget the smell

[Buckleshoot]

OK, thanks. I'll leave them on the Palm. I'm guessing probably until about the same time as the Windmills, which I remove from the palm and plant in late March.

Also, unless there is something drastically different with these, I'll treat them like Windmill seeds. Soak for a few days, then plant in about 1/2 soil and cover with a light mulch. On a side note, my Windmill seeds I planted this March are just now beginning to sprout!!! :greenthumb: