Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Retrophyllum minor




Seedlings after 2 months from germination.
Seedlings 1 month old.





 1 week old
germinating seeds right from the envelope

Origin: New Caledonia
Conservation status:
 
Germination: 7 seeds were germinating in the envelope already. 5 remaining seeds were soaked in water for 3 days and planted in the soil. 2 of them germinated in a month time. 2 months from sowing all seeds germinated. Cotyledons and first leaves appeared at the same time after ca 1 month after germination when they finally managed to release themselves from the seed coats. 
Links:
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rarepalmseeds

Monday, March 28, 2011