Hyphaena coriacea, new leaf or new/second growing point?

[Phoenikakias]

Look, what I found out during transplanting of two seedlings of Hyphaena coriacea. Of it is a second leaf, the the hypocotyl of this sp.  penetrates considerably deeper in to the soil than the one of Hyphaena thebaica.

[happypalms]

Just a new leaf, remote germinating do that. I have seen joeys do that. 

[Harry’s Palms]

Nice work , not the easiest Palm to get going from what I understand. Harry

[Phoenikakias]

5 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Nice work , not the easiest Palm to get going from what I understand. Harry

Actually the only challenge they present is that I want to cultivate them in climate not suitable for them, while they are hiding growing point initially below soil level and are sensitive to cool and wet. I plan to bring in those seedlings during the cold season but to this purpose pots should remain portable, while at same time big enough to accommodate root system and long hypocotyl. Only way for me is to transplant seedlings  in such pots with very fast draining medium, while seed is still attached to them. Here are pictures of the two thebaica and the two coriacea after transplant.

[Phoenikakias]

Ι have just measured the distance from operculum to basal plate in H coriacea. It is about 25 cm, while in thebaica is 18 cm. More amazingly though aerial part in coriacea seedlings pops up about two months sooner than in thebaica by simultaneous germination. This may explain the beating my juvenile coriacea receives every winter. It had not been lifted during germination. So I have removed from the surface a good amount of pot-medium, in order to set free part of the basal bulb.