Does anyone know what's going on with this persimmon fruit. Have harvested bumper crops of normal fruit for about 8 yrs. now, then this shows up....
It's now four years. We've had a couple of bad winters (below -10C since my post above yours, and there's been no ill effects. Produces an...
Getting a bumper crop from my Fuyu this year. This will be the 4th year in the ground. Have a question though. I kept a seed from a Fuyu...
Thanks all for the input. Hahaha, date palm heaven it is =(. There are holes in all the pots, but it sure seems he took a heavier soaking. Heart...
Hello. Have germinated dozens of date palms, but have noted something odd on the last bunch. Two seedlings (germinated same time), showed the...
While wandering the El Yunque National Park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, I gleaned four palm seeds from the ground. All four germinated. 3 turned...
Hello. Here's a method I've been pretty successful with: After cleaning off the pulp, I allow the seed to dry for a couple of days. Then...
Thanks Michael F I think you nailed it. I suspect, the seeds were also a bit mixed. All three show the filaments consistent with washingtonia...
Sorry, forgot to ad.....before the triffid received the damage, it looked just like the first photo (Washingtonia filifera).
Hi. The one tagged 'triffid', is filifera. The middle is Mazari. Cheers!
Whoops! Appears I've flubbed it. My abby, was planted outdoors this spring, but became just too big to be dragged back indoors over winter....
I sprouted some palm seeds I purchased on line two years ago. Three were California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) . In late spring of this...