Editing Parajubaea germination (section)

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Anonymous
Hi, I hope this are good news for all ''Parajubaea'' freaks! August 2000 I got
10 fresh seeds of
''P. torallyi'' var. ''microcarpa'' from
Thrinax in Germany. I kept them dry at room temperature until December 2000.
Then, I soaked them for one week in water,
potted them, and gave mild bottom heat (24&degC day, 16&degC night).
In March 2001 only one seed had germinated, and the others were still "sleeping".
So, I forgot
about the other seeds, and soil and seeds completely dried out. In September 2001,
I washed this seeds, soaked them for 1 week in water, and gave the same
germination conditions as mentioned above. Within 10 days,
all remaining seeds (9) started to germinate!!! I hope
''P. torallyi'' var. ''torallyii''
and ''P. sunkha'' (exactly treated as
var. ''microcarpa'') will germinate soon.
From this experience I think this species needs two resting periods for
germination. Did anybody also try to germinate this species? Christian
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Hi, recently I have posted a message on this board concerning germination of
''Parajubaea torallyi'' var. ''microcarpa'', and the germination success
I had with
2 rest periods. This week, 9 of 10 seeds (treated the same way, and from
the same source "Thrinax in Germany") of ''P. sunkha'' have germinated. I am
still waiting for var. ''torallyi'' ( treated the same way, ...) to germinate:
only 10% have germinated so far.
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