I will also be receiving some true T. takil in another week or so. Is there anything different I should do to germinate this Trachy. species or should I use the same conditions as for T. fortunei.

I've had good success with room temperature as well as leaving them outside in heat. I'm not sure about takil but it should be the same. The batch I got last year were no good.

Room temperature. Trachycarpus seeds are very easy to germinate so don't stress out over it. If you have any concerns at all, make sure to use a sterile potting medium; you can also wash the seeds with a diluted bleach solution to kill any fungi or other pathogens but in most cases this is completely unnecessary.

I don't have any direct experience with T. takil seeds but many people have said they've had very poor germination from the "true" T. takil seeds that have been available in the last couple of years. My guess is that with the demand for this species so high, somebody got greedy and harvested the seeds before they were fully ripe.

My luck with trachycarpus is such that I would pay alot of attention to them for 6-8weeks and then forget about them,put them outside and when I have stopped really caring,Hey,look at that they sprouted!then the hard part is getting them through the seedling stage,we had so much rain here that some of mine rotted- Good luck!

thanks for the advice, I'll keep them at room temperature then.