Sowing a few parajubea microcarpa seeds

[happypalms]

What a process to sow these seeds was. Sent to me as freshly harvested seeds with propagation notes as follows place seeds outside in a dry area, wait six weeks, remove the husk, hammer the seeds and soak, and half bury in medium, then just place in the greenhouse and wait. Well that’s what I have done so time will tell if I have done it correctly. Not sure how they will go in my summer heat I can only find out I guess!

[Harry’s Palms]

This will be interesting. Hammer them? 🤔 Hmmm. Harry

[Tyrone]

I’ve never germinated Parajubaea by hammering the outer part off before. Protect them from rats now. They’re an easy target for them and a tasty meal. 

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

This will be interesting. Hammer them? 🤔 Hmmm. Harry

Like a macadamia nut crack the hard shell off them, they where harder than a Macca nut as well!

Richard 

[happypalms]

45 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

I’ve never germinated Parajubaea by hammering the outer part off before. Protect them from rats now. They’re an easy target for them and a tasty meal. 

That was the notes I was given from the gifter. Whom is a good grower from what I have seen but I was sworn to secrecy as to the source I even had do the mason hand shake to seal the deal first! 🤣

[Jonathan Haycock]

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/66039-cracking-parajubaea-in-a-vice/

The above thread might be of use Richard. I’ve found it to be a very effective way of cracking Parajubaea without damaging the endocarp.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

On 7/13/2025 at 3:20 PM, happypalms said:

What a process to sow these seeds was. Sent to me as freshly harvested seeds with propagation notes as follows place seeds outside in a dry area, wait six weeks, remove the husk, hammer the seeds and soak, and half bury in medium, then just place in the greenhouse and wait. Well that’s what I have done so time will tell if I have done it correctly. Not sure how they will go in my summer heat I can only find out I guess!

Wow you even removed the outside shell I usually just removed the fruit but this might speed them up 

[Tassie_Troy1971]

10 hours ago, Tyrone said:

I’ve never germinated Parajubaea by hammering the outer part off before. Protect them from rats now. They’re an easy target for them and a tasty meal. 

I use a hammer to remove the outside coating fruit not usually the shell 

[happypalms]

27 minutes ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

Wow you even removed the outside shell I usually just removed the fruit but this might speed them up 

I must have misunderstood the instructions the gifter had written, was never good at following instructions, except for model aeroplanes! 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Jonathan Haycock said:

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/66039-cracking-parajubaea-in-a-vice/

The above thread might be of use Richard. I’ve found it to be a very effective way of cracking Parajubaea without damaging the endocarp.

Ok so iam glad i havent completely botched up the process. Thanks for the link Jonathan I never thought of a vice. Where I work we have a macadamia processing facility I should have run em through that🤣

[Tyrone]

Well it doesn’t look like you’ve damaged them. They will probably germinate quickly now.
 

I've germinated Jubaea like that but in pure perlite in a pot inside a plastic bag and away from vermin. I kept them in a vermin proof cage until the second leaf fully developed. By then the seed was hollow and used up. 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Tyrone said:

Well it doesn’t look like you’ve damaged them. They will probably germinate quickly now.
 

I've germinated Jubaea like that but in pure perlite in a pot inside a plastic bag and away from vermin. I kept them in a vermin proof cage until the second leaf fully developed. By then the seed was hollow and used up. 

Rats have the finest of expensive taste in rare quality seeds. This lot shouldn’t disappoint them for the first course followed up by some sabinara and finally geonoma atrovirens should see out the three course meal well!