And a attalea cohune gets planted

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Another palm i germinated from seed they took a while to germinate with bottom heating but they got there in the end. A large growing palm with  a lot of needle sharp spines but I like dangerous palms that will bite you eventually no matter how carefully treated. Looking forward to seeing these ones grow in the ground in the years to come. They have lived in the hothouse for a couple of seasons now which surprised me that they made it through untouched by winter. 

[Harry’s Palms]

I think the spines on some palms are there to protect from rodents and predators eating the fruit . Unfortunately the spines also work on humans! Good looking young one. Harry

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21 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I think the spines on some palms are there to protect from rodents and predators eating the fruit . Unfortunately the spines also work on humans! Good looking young one. Harry

Pretty sure there there to protect the palm from critters. They also do a good job at deterring human activity on and around them. No matter how careful you are sooner or later ouch. My niece grab the bactris gassipaes in my garden by accident. She went to doctors to get the spine’s removed. Even the doctors wanted to know what the palm was she touched. 
Richard 

[Harry’s Palms]

Ouch! That was unfortunate, hopefully not irritant or infectious. Harry

[masatepino]

Very nice palm!  but Attalea Cohune does not have spines...       My Attalea Cohune is flowering the first time after almoust 15 years. but no stem yet.

[idontknowhatnametuse]

That doesn't look like Attalea cohune. Attalea cohune looks like this.

[tim_brissy_13]

Astrocaryum maybe Richard?

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That’s the second time I got this one wrong I gotta change that label yes it is astrocaryum I remember buying the seeds thanks all for pointing it out. 

20 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Ouch! That was unfortunate, hopefully not irritant or infectious. Harry

 

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20 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Ouch! That was unfortunate, hopefully not irritant or infectious. Harry

She lived so it couldn’t have been that bad.
Richard