On Sep 1, 11:48*pm, Billy wrote:
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On Sep 1, 6:39 pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sep 1, 7:59 am, " wrote:

On Sep 1, 9:44 am, John McGaw wrote:

On 8/31/2011 9:55 PM, wrote:

I brought back from CA here to Illinois some 7/8 diameter palm tree
seeds,
like miniature cocoanuts. They had fallen from the seed pod clusters
on the tree
and were laying on the ground/sidewalk. When I lived in FL, we would
let the cocoanuts dry out before planting them. Should I do the same
thing with these miniature-sized palm tree seeds, or can I just plant
them now?

Why ask here? Google is your friend. When presented with the words
'plant
palm seeds' it obliged with more information that I cared to wade
though
but the first answer is probably close enough and probably better than
anything you will get here.

Tryhttp://www.palms.org/principes/1999/palmseeds.htm

I wanted a plain English response, not one that requires a Phd in
biology.

You were given good advice, but chose not to take it. Most people DO
try researching on-line first before they post to a NG. It doesn't
take a PhD to input search terms and evaluate the results.

Also, you may not know that California is as large as some countries,
and varies enormously in macro- and micro-climates. Advice for San
Diego would not work in Arcata or near Death Valley.

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I wanted a simple answer to a simple question. * I said I was in
Illinois and needed to know if I should dry the seeds out or plant
them right away. *If you went to the web site cited, it was long, too
detailed, and did not really answer my original question. *Rather than
get a treatise on palm trees, I was looking for a quick and dirty
answer. * Since I was in CA only 2 weeks ago when I got the seeds, I
certainly am aware of the geological and biological diversity of the
state, but that hs nothing to do with my question.

Do you see many palm trees in Illinois?

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html
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- Billy

Yes, if I go to the Chicago Botanical Gardens. I just asked if I
should dry the seeds out first before planting them. I didn't say I
was going to plant them outdooors or indoors.