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Rhapis Fruiting

Pal Meir
Pal Meir
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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@Phoenikakias Both Rhapis look at first glance :unsure: like R siamensis, but I’m not sure at all. :indifferent: It would be helpful if there would be left some remnants of old inflorescences. Were they grown up from seeds or from suckers?

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7 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Second specimen

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Last two stem pictures are not the ones I intended to post. Here are the real ones. The old ones refer to the first specimen.

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    Fat, but still green = unripe … :mellow:

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    Fruits becoming more and more yellow … 

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    Are these two lemons (?) ripe or not ripe? That’s the question … :indifferent:

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    Simple, squeeze them!

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    On 9.5.2017, 00:18:21, Phoenikakias said:

    Simple, squeeze them!

    I couldn’t wait and have squeezed one of the lemons … :rolleyes:

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    … and the Little Green Men from Mars changed their colour too:

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    It’s time to bring in the harvest: :)

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    45 mellow yellow to olive-green fruits with maximal sizes of 10x9 mm: :D

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    As next step I’ll test the viability of 3 seeds: :unsure:

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    Hello, I intend giving away 5 lots of those fresh Rhapis laosensis fruits. :D I don’t know if the seeds are viable. :indifferent: You should remove the pulp from the seeds before sowing. :greenthumb: I am just testing 3 seeds. :unsure: Please PM me if you are interested in one of the lots. :interesting:

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    The remaining lots are ready … :interesting:

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    Post rather in the freebies section. have you dissected one seed? I do it all the time, when I am not sure about the fertility of the seeds. Many times it helps, some however not, when for example seeds had been attacked by borers  but little holes on seeds are not yet apparent.

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    32 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

    Post rather in the freebies section. have you dissected one seed? I do it all the time, when I am not sure about the fertility of the seeds. Many times it helps, some however not, when for example seeds had been attacked by borers  but little holes on seeds are not yet apparent.

    46 fruits (and also the 3 seeds) are looking fine; there were only 1 larger seed and 4 smaller fruits that were hollow. — Those palmtalkers who are visiting this thread have the first choice, later I can place it in the freebies section.

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    Many passersby for your topic and many visitors in the freebies section.

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    1 hour ago, Phoenikakias said:

    Many passersby for your topic and many visitors in the freebies section.

    You are right, that’s the way of life … :(

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    22 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

    The remaining lots are ready … :interesting:

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    Finest package ever. It clear the care and love you put in this kind of things :greenthumb:  

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    :( All the fruits are vanished …

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    After six days I have cleaned the seeds once more for avoiding the infestation with mould:

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    No germination yet?

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    The sad remnants: :sick:

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    25 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

    No germination yet?

    I guess we have to wait still one week … :hmm: … or so … :indifferent:

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    On 22.5.2017, 14:51:31, Phoenikakias said:

    No germination yet?

    Yeah, happy birth…, er, germination day, N°1711! :greenthumb::D

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    The baby (N°1721 is the correct number) got a new home inside an 8x9 cm claypot: :wub:

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    I dare to claim that the seedlings (2 of 3 germinated) are not the fastest growers: :indifferent:

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    … but they are still growing ………… :asleep:

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    On which side shall I come out? On this side …

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    … or better on this? :unsure:

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    The eophyll is struggling, will it come through? :unsure:

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    Still no complete eophyll? If not this time of year, then when? You are right to be concerned.

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    On 2.9.2017, 16:48:47, Phoenikakias said:

    Still no complete eophyll? If not this time of year, then when? You are right to be concerned.

    Never give up! The eophyll is emerging ……… :hmm:

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    On 12/31/2016, 3:50:04, sarasota alex said:

    Rhapis multifida is no longer considered to be a separate species. It has been merged into R. humilis.

    Really?? This is news to me...

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    Today the tip of the 4th leaf :o became visible ………… :greenthumb::D

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    Again the female plant is blooming before :rant: the male plant so that I don’t have any pollen :rage:

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