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B. armata seeds viable?

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July 22, 20241 yr

Any reason to doubt the seeds inside these B. armata fruit would be viable?

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California. Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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July 23, 20241 yr

Those look like good seeds.

Plant them but be careful to avoid "community pot" root entanglements. The best way I've found to do this is use the baggy method and watch the seeds and as soon as one pops a root (from which the leaves will later grow) pull it out, and put it in a liner pot of its own. Then wait for the others and do the same.

Or, put each in a liner and water and wait.

DON'T wait till they all sprout in the community pot and try to separate them. They ALL DIE.

Learned that the hard way . . . 😪

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July 23, 20241 yr

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Thank you! I probably will collect many more off this palm, and then just throw them around my yard to see if any sprout. B. edulis sprouts great here in coastal northern CA, but I wonder if B. armata may need more heat.

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California. Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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July 23, 20241 yr

The ones in your hand are DEFINITELY not viable! The ones still on the tree need to mature some more. Fruit should be plump,round and yellow turning to tan when ripe. Fruit will peel off easily,leaving a totally dry white seed. Be patient! There should be some seeds meeting the viable criteria in another month. :greenthumb:

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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July 23, 20241 yr

1 hour ago, awkonradi said:

Any reason to doubt the seeds inside these B. armata fruit would be viable?

Nice find. Wish you the best of luck.

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July 23, 20241 yr

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21 minutes ago, aztropic said:

The ones in your hand are DEFINITELY not viable! The ones still on the tree need to mature some more. Fruit should be plump,round and yellow turning to tan when ripe. Fruit will peel off easily,leaving a totally dry white seed. Be patient! There should be some seeds meeting the viable criteria in another month.

Much appreciated!

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California. Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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September 18, 20241 yr

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This is how they look today. I collected a few yellow fruit, which had fallen to the ground, and I planted the seeds in my garden. I will collect more as they mature. Interesting how much smaller these seeds are than those of B. edulis.