how long it will take to oil palm seeds germinate

[User00]

how long it will take to oil palm seeds germinate

[Pal Meir]

  On 10/24/2015 at 1:21 PM, User00 said:

how long it will take to oil palm seeds germinate

I can’t say how long it will take, but perhaps you can accelerate the germination when you crack the very, very hard shell before:

[User00]

thanks,i have no idea about hardshell covering oil palm seeds 

[doranakandawatta]

User00,

I saw in Doranakanda garden that the fruits we town away have germinated freely in the garden and became weeds.

If you get fresh seeds, don't worry!

 

[Zeeth]

I germinated some 2 years ago and it took about 6 months for them to sprout. 

[User00]

  On 10/24/2015 at 2:22 PM, doranakandawatta said:

User00,

I saw in Doranakanda garden that the fruits we town away have germinated freely in the garden and became weeds.

If you get fresh seeds, don't worry!

 

i picked up some oil palm seed near peradenia and planted 2 months  ago , not yet germinated and some websites says  will take years to germinate, lol i'm so confued and asked here,  

Edited October 24, 2015 by User00

[doranakandawatta]

  On 10/24/2015 at 4:45 PM, User00 said:

  On 10/24/2015 at 2:22 PM, doranakandawatta said:

User00,

I saw in Doranakanda garden that the fruits we town away have germinated freely in the garden and became weeds.

If you get fresh seeds, don't worry!

 

i picked up some oil palm seed near peradenia and planted 2 months  ago , not yet germinated and some websites says  will take years to germinate, lol i'm so confued and asked here,  

If you are sure having fresh seeds, don't worry, did you get them still with the red skin? 

If not, we'll see if we still have some weed seedlings we can bring you in december.

[PalmnutVN]

In my experience, oil palm seed generally takes between 4-6 months before you will see any action. That said, they can remain viable for anything up to a couple of years, especially if they are kept in a moist, warm place. I have a large pot that I dump most old seed into and I've had a few nice surprises over the years as seed has sprouted that I initially thought was well past its best.