Needle palm infloresence

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Here is a photo of one of my needle palms male infloresence. I think it is just about done so I want to save the pollen for future use. Do I put it in the fridge, freezer or cool area of the house ,any ideas?I don`t remember ever seeing this topic on this board or others.
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=248
John

[Knnn]

Link is to an Article dealing with Cycad pollen collection & storage.
I would think a lot of this would hold true for Palms too ?

http://cycadjungle.8m.com/cycadjungle/C ... ollen.html

[Wes North Van]

That is a good sized needle you have. How big is you trunk on it? I am just wondering how big do they need to get before they flower. Hey if mine turns out to be a female we can let them have fun together.
Hopefully they will make beautiful babies together.

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Steve thanks for that link on pollen storage. Keeping it in the fridge 2 days then into the freezer with individual paper packets in glass jar. They say it should be good up to three years. Wes I bought 3 needles from Tony at Broadway gardens last Oct. The one pictured here is I`m guessing 6 or 7 years old and 7 inches of trunk. It was placed in my winter palm room with 14 hours of light wich I`m sure induced the infloresence. You are welcome to some pollen in the future.Some fresh needle seeds would be great.
John

[Laaz]

Many Rhapidophyllum hystrix will produce both Male & Female flowers. The only one's that I know of that a truly Male are the Bull Needles.

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Laaz where are Bull needle palms native to and or are they interdispersed among other wild needle populations? This one shows no sign of seed pods so I`m guessing it`s a bull needle. Are there any significant differences amongst the different sp. How many different sub species are there? Thanks.
John

[Laaz]

Bull's are interdispersed in wild populations. Bull's are male only & usually have a single fat trunk with no suckers or very few.

Have a look here for some info. http://www.chillypalmtree.com/NEEDLEPALM.html

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Laaz thanks for the info. To bad Chilli palm co. doesn`t ship to Canada. They have very reasonable prices for their cold hardy palms.

[Laaz]

Actually they are a bit expensive. Locally I can get 7 gal needles for $40-50 (Just got two 10 gal for $25 each), 3 gal Saw palmettos for $20-22, Sabal minor any size $free And Sabal Palmetto any size from 5 ft to 15 ft of trunk for $125 each.

[Laaz]

Here's some good prices on palms... http://www.palmsandtrees.com/products/a ... antclass=P

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Laaz thats a great deal on those needles and Saw palmettos and S.minors free WOW. I hope it`s a buyers market for houses cause I`m a movin Thanks for the info as usual.
John