My next door neighbor shared a couple different types of palm pods with me a short while ago - I intend to plant all the seeds in different planters to see what happens with them. If they succeed in growing, I'll keep a couple for myself & my husband will sell the rest at his yard sales! Perhaps you could try to dry them out & if it works, drill a fairly large hole in the front face of them, paint them in various colors of bright paints & decorate with....whatever! Hang them from your
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trees & use as bird feeders!! Experiment with them - you have absolutely nothing to loose!!
Do we have two different things going on here? The seed pods belong to the palm tree and I guess the purple flowery bush is an entirely different plant - nothing to do w/the palm except they're right beside each other???
The pods are pretty cool looking. Have you lived in your house for a few years? You said you'd never had this many pods all at once before - sounds like a bumper crop!!
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Shoot - throw some in a box & send 'em to me. I'll let a few dry out to see what happens and maybe put a couple in a pot (they'd never survive a winter in Va) to see if I can grow a palm!! ;~)
Debbie: They're good for making more palm trees! If you don't get rid of them, you're likely to have palm seedlings everywhere. (Also, some palms produce edible fruit. People make jelly from pindo palm fruit, for example.) The best tool is a good set of loppers because the stems can be pretty tough, but you don't want anything cutting into the trunk of your palm.
P.S. Resist the temptation to trim foliage while you're up there. You should never remove green leaves from a palm.
Those queen palm seeds are great for attracting squirrels! In Ft. Pierce FL the squirrels hang out and munch on those and drop them on our heads. Don't place chairs under them or you'll find out for yourself.
Diane B., and what the squirrels don't eat, they bury for snacks later. It's a race to see if later comes before the germination of their stash. Actually, the squirrels become freelance landscapers!! I have to come behind and correct their landscaping attempts all the time, and we don't have a palm; it's our neighbor's palm.
I did not know the squirrels liked them, that is why my dogs have been going crazy! I must have over 300 pounds, not kidding. I have 6 trees and they all have them this year. The one picture Susan S is taken next to the Crape Myrtle. I will be more than happy to send some to you.
@Debbie - SERIOUSLY??? WOW - that's verrrrry generous of you!! MY VERY OWN PALM TREE - WOO HOO!! Uh, so just how big does this baby get any how? Of course I'm being extremely optomistic - thinking I can actually get one to germinate and G-R-O-W!!! lol Let's talk about this ok? Don't offer if you don't want to get in trouble. This should turn out better than trying to mail tadpoles - Another HTer tried to help me get a frog pond started . . . . . .ummmmm (DOA) - NOT so good!!! :< (
Becky, I can't tell how big they are but could the be drilled out,, then dried and put in trees for the birds to make nests in? If so, then I would be interested in a few. You can e-mail me if you think it's a possibility.
These appear to be the size of a bartlett pear....is that about right? Seriously there is no way these are edible? What a sad state of affairs that is...LOL I like to plant stuff I can eat..although so far I've had a bumper crop of pears and the squirrels have pulled them until there are very few left and they aren't even close to ripe...so I don't expect to get any this year...wish I could get rid of the squirrels!
The pods are pretty cool looking. Have you lived in your house for a few years? You said you'd never had this many pods all at once before - sounds like a bumper crop!! ...»
Shoot - throw some in a box & send 'em to me. I'll let a few dry out to see what happens and maybe put a couple in a pot (they'd never survive a winter in Va) to see if I can grow a palm!! ;~)
P.S. Resist the temptation to trim foliage while you're up there. You should never remove green leaves from a palm.