Propagate golden fruit palm from seeds
The multiplication of a Gold fruit palm from seed is not very easy. You also need a lot of patience until a real areca palm has grown from a seed. Above all, the temperatures and lighting conditions must be taken into account.
- Let the seeds pre-soak
- Sow in prepared pots
- cover lightly with soil
- set up bright and warm
- keep evenly moist
- cover with plastic wrap if necessary
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The seeds of the golden fruit palm are sown in spring. Temperatures must be at least 18 degrees for the seed to germinate.
Grow new golden fruit palms from cuttings
Propagating a golden fruit palm from cuttings is much easier and doesn't take that long. You need a mother plant that has already formed ground shoots. These ground shoots must be at least 30 centimeters high and already have a few roots.
Cut Remove the ground shoots in spring and place them in prepared pots. Wrap the cuttings in cling film to ensure even soil moisture. You should ventilate the film once a day to avoid mold growth.
Place the cuttings in a light, warm place for four to six weeks Location. But avoid direct sunlight. As soon as new fronds form, you know that the golden fruit palm has successfully reproduced, because then new roots have developed. The palm tree that has been propagated in this way is now cared for like an adult plant.
The right soil mixture for gold fruit palms
Put the offshoots either in special Palm soil or exhibit a mixture yourself Compost soil, Sand and gravel. The plant substrate should only be slightly acidic. A pH of six is ideal.
Tips
The golden fruit palm owes its name to the fruits, which are actually golden yellow in color. However, the Areca palm only develops flowers and fruits under very favorable climatic conditions. In our latitudes it is too cool and too dark for that.
