Growing palm trees from seeds is a long process but it is doable. (Photo David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) QUESTION: There are some big palm trees near my house, and I was wondering if they would ...

Q. Is there a method to accelerate the germination time for sago palm seeds? Two seeds I planted required more than a year to sprout. -- J.M., Missouri City A. Sagos, Cycas revoluta, are not palms, ...

Germinating seeds in paper towel used to be a popular way to test seeds for viability. But more and more people are using ...

Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., seed is dormant when harvested and, under natural conditions, germinates sporadically over several years. A method to break dormancy would be beneficial to ...