Palm seed stalk?

18 years ago

A few years ago I transplanted a baby palm (typical palm you find in Walmart or Lowes) from a 6 ft mother plant I had growing in the house. I took the baby with me when I moved from Virginia to Montana. Needless to say, the plant was resentful of it's new climate change. It is only about 8 inches tall now, but looks very healthy. All of the sudden, this winter, it sent out a tendril with a bunch of little green bulbuls growing all along it. I left it alone. Now the little balls have turned yellow and hard and are falling onto the soil. Are these little seed pods? (I would think the palm is too young and too small for such a feat!) If they are seed pods, will they be fertile since I only have the one in the house? Thanks for any response.

Christy

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david_
18 years ago
Depends on what palm it is,can you post a pic ? its probably seeds.
mattyb1
18 years ago
Christy,
I'm only guessing but the palm you have might be a Chamaedorea of some sort. Probably C. elegans but really could be a bunch of common varieties. They do often flower in winter and the flower stalk arises from beneath the crownshaft area. Chamaedoreas can flower at very young ages too. You will need a male and female plant to produce fertile seed. You're probably seeing a female plants flowers turning yellow, not getting fertilized and now falling off. A ripe see will usually look like a little berry and often turn orange or purple when ripe. Also it'll take longer than from this winter until now for seed to develop and ripen. Hope that helps lead you in the right direction a bit. Have a nice day.
-Matt
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