Germinating Jubaea

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13. Keep warmth and humidity for the first weeks, for example by placing an inverted plastic bottle on the pot. Warmth will improve root growth.

14. Use fungicide and allow the sand slightly to dry between waterings.

15. Begin a light feeding programme as sand is a poor growing medium (though the endosperm will provide all nutrients at first). Be prepared to loose some seedlings, maybe for the first years. Chilean Wine Palm is not Phoenix nor Chamaerops. . . Nevertheless, good luck with your future Jubaea forest and tell us about your results!

Conclusions:

Cracking the seeds and completely removing the endocarps appears to be an interesting method to germinate Jubaea. The general method described here is said to be efficient for other Butiinae such as Butia species. Especially for Butia yatay, whose seeds also display a very hard endocarp and a very long germination period. I will try this year, and also with Parajubaea.

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