I have about 35 of these now about half foot tall,soak seeds for about 4 days,I put mine in a south window,and in about 2 months they sprouted,I have them now,under about half shade and morning sun,and they seem to be growing rather fast.
I was luck enough to get one out of 10 seeds a year ago to germinate,it is now about 4 ft tall,it is only getting 3 hours of sun a day,I should have given it more sun,just never got around to moving it out of the shade of the outside shed.
Don

Thanks Don, I already have them soaking now and they are in the south window, unfortunately it has been raining non stop since the wee hours and still is, we are shrouded in mist/low cloud!.
Maybe a dumb question, (and I'm already guessing it is!), if I cracked the seed and took out the *kernel* if that is what it's called, would that help/hinder/destroy any chance of getting them to germinate?
Thanks for the reply.
Gill.

Can't really say,I just soak mine,and cleaned the fruit that was still on them,fingers where blue for a couple days!!!

Hi
That is certainly a beautiful specimen displayed where it can be appreciated. They grow well here but are constantly shredded by the wind and they need lots of room for sure I finally removed mine as it kept trying to eat the power lines lol. My yard was far too small to display that fantastic fan shape anyway.
Good luck with yours, have never grown from seed , gary

BOTTOM HEAT. Your seed germination would improve 100% if you make sure they are keep very warm (85-95 F.). Otherwise, they are liable to rot away.

You could try scraping the outside of the seeds,this worked well for me with some chickpea sized banana seeds I had, can't seem to recall the name of those nanar seeds right now, sorry,possibly ensete ventricosum,yep that was it

Thanks again for the added info, will have a go using various methods and see what happens although as I said, I don't hold out much luck with these guys....we're not quite as tropical as Singapore yet!
We saw some very big TP's lining the expressway to/from Changi Airport and all the fronds were flattened in the same plane but unfortunately I couldn't get at my camera as we were in the taxi. I presume thay all align their fronds in a certain direction to catch the rays, or was it just that they were perhaps growing in a semi-restricted place,ie alongside a high foliage/flower covered wall that made them grow at the same angle?
Gill.

What a wonderful picture. Can these grow in Madeira islands of west coast of Africa where winter temps are 16 C then rest of year 20 C upto 30 C, ? Is it worth growing from seeds? Or will it be slow growing and better to get larger one?

Is it true these are not really palms?

When growing do they tend to point in a certain direction ?

And are these easy to germinate? Would you use normal palm method of making perlite or similar abit damp, like wet dough, placing seed just under surface, cover pot with polythene and place in dark warm cuboard (if living
In cold area) wait a few weeks until gemination? I know some people llike to use the baggy method?