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| hello all :) I stepped outside today to find my dog had ripped a kentia palm out of its pot and had left branches spread all across the backyard. I figured I would attempt to save a few of the less damaged branches and try cloning them but I recall reading somewhere that kentia palm is only propagated via seed.. so my question is it even possible to have a kentia palm cutting root? and if so any advice on ideal conditions for doing so? thankyou :) |
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| Palms do not reproduce from leaf cuttings (fronds). |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 10:03
| it thought the question was.. along the lines of segmenting the broken trunk ...???? .. and propagating that???? kinda confusing.. because i dont think of palms as branched.. as OP calls them ... so perhaps a pic would help ... clarification of terminology sure would ... welcome to GW, bent .... ken |
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- Posted by the_bent_botanist none (My Page) on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 16:43
| my bad for not being clear. I'm not familiar with the palm family or the exact terminology but yes branches was defiantly the wrong way to describe them. basically what I have is a lot of snapped stems(?) or stalks(?) with the fronds still attached and undamaged. will it be possible to make these root in anyway? or is a snapped palm a soon to be dead palm? thankyou for the replies :) |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 17:27
| so a picture is out??? are you saying.. or trying to say.. there are multiple trunks in one pot.. and some are broken off... and you want to know if those stems/trunks will root??? i know for sure.. in my head i pictured one solitary palm trunk.. when i tread your facts ... i think you are confusing us.. as your name seems to imply [???] that you are a botanist.. but your use of the words. doesnt seem equivalent .. wait.. this is a pop quiz, right????.. lol ken |
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| No, those stems (petioles, rachis) will not root, ever. I understand what you're saying. The only way to reproduce this plant is by planting seeds. |
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