Place the royal palm seeds in a plastic or glass container and cover them with water. ... Plant the seed and cover it with the germinating medium to a level approximately equal to its diameter. Set the pot outside in direct sun until the royal palm seed sprouts. This can take anywhere from two weeks to two months.

Soak the seeds of the Roystonea regia in water for 5 days. Sow in 6 cm pot filled of a mixture of peat and sand with a layer of drainage at the bottom of the pot. Preserve at approximately 24°, average light, by maintaining a light humidity of the compost. Do not water too much, the seeds could rot.

Palm seeds take three to four months to germinate and germination rates can be as low as 20 percent. Start with plenty of seeds. You can give away any extras that germinate successfully, and you won't be left with a lot of empty pots and no palm tree if a few fail to germinate.

Thoroughly remove all of the fleshy fruit from the seeds, and then plant the seeds in containers of potting soil. Plant the seeds just below the soil surface, very shallow. Keep the potting soil moist but not soggy, and keep the pots warm (indoors). Light is not important at this stage.. . . . .364011233413!]0000000000000009783314146843!]