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Chamaedorea Radicalis seedlings

Robbertico18
Robbertico18
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Hey y’all 

Earlier this spring DoomsDave was nice enough to send a million radicalis seeds, some were germinated in pots while other were sown into the garden before I applied mulch for the season.

Now that it’s been a few months I don’t exactly remember where they all are, but a good number of them are sprouting up. But I’m wondering if you can tell if they’re going to be a trunking vs non-trunking variety right from the first leaf.
 

it appears some of them sprout up and shoot out one large leaf  while others shoot out a forked leaf IMG_5426.thumb.jpeg.eec64e78942492a96cd370c1ee0d0fa3.jpegIMG_5425.thumb.jpeg.0e8d23ad6afedb8752b7a830ac23d9f3.jpeg

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    The plant in the 2nd photos is not a Cham radicalis. Cham rad first leaves are always bifid, i.e., forked. That’s the problem with tossing seeds directly on the ground vs growing up in pots first - aside from varmint predation. As for trunking vs non-trunking, you cannot tell what a seedling will become when it is a tiny seedling. Give it time to reveal itself.

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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    DoomsDave told me they would probably all be trunking.

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    I have these popping up all over from the adults that I planted years ago. They all end up trunking but it takes a couple of years. I don't have any that are trunkless. I started about 20 years ago with just a few and now I have them spread out , under the other palms. They are great palms and handle cold as well as sun . Harry

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    7 hours ago, matthedlund said:

    DoomsDave told me they would probably all be trunking.

    That’s cool, that’s what I was hoping for!

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