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Collecting Palm Pollen

freakypalmguy

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I am going to collect some queen pollen to attempt a cross with my Butia c. Do queen inflorescence have the male and female in the same spathe or are they on separate inflorescences?

Matt

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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Well I think I answered my own Q. I grabbed my pole saw and headed over to the inlaws house that has a bunch of mature queens. Two had inflorescence that had just popped open and were swarming with bees. I would guess this means that there is a pollen. I chopped them off and ran. When most of the bees cleared I packed them in bags and brought them home. Upon closer inspection, it looks like they have both momma and papa on the same inflor. Now I just have to figure out how to collect the pollen and save it untill my Butia's spathe pops.

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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