How to germinate Jubaea chilensis in 4 weeks

[Tassie_Troy1971]

1) Find a big boy Jubaea chilensis,  I happened to have one handy 10km from me.

2) Become friends with the owner or in this case administrator of the private school offer them a pogobob Chatham island 🏝 rhopalostylis Sapida 

3)  buy a big ole school vice from gumtree (the Australian equivalent of Craig's list)

4 ) place Jubaea seed in the vice and gently wind up until you hear a distinctive "crack"

5 ) soak the Jubaea seeds in water with 20ml of hydrogen peroxide and 2 teaspoons of sugar for 48 hrs

6) half bury in a  zipped bag 50% perlite and peat moss 

7) place in your guest bathroom that is heated to 26C 24/7

Check seeds in 4 weeks and they have germinated.

 

[happypalms]

Better than waiting a million months. What percentage did you get!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Just now, happypalms said:

Better than waiting a million months. What percentage did you get!

I haven't inspected every one but many 

[Jonathan]

Or...sow them as per normal, wait a year or two, get frustrated, throw them into the garden, wait another year, dig up heaps of seedlings! That's my technique but I think Troy's method makes more sense.