New Caryota Mitis Fishtail Palm in my yard

My friend Timmy who is a yardman called me today and said that he was on a job and the man wanted this palm removed. He asked me of I wanted it. I said Heck Ya. So he dropped it off at about noon. I got home from work at 4:30 and started my hole. an hour later I have a new 15ft clustering fishtail palm in my yard. This thing was so heavy it took 4 of us to pick it up and move it. This cluster contains 8 large fat trunks and at least that many smaller trunks growing. I am so excited about my new Caryota mitis or clustering fishtail palm.

Caryota Mitis Fishtail Palm seeds

Tonight I planted 40 Caryota mitis of Fishtail Palm seeds that I collected the other day. They have gone through a 3 day hot soak and cleaning. These were collected off the ground so I am not sure how fresh they are but they all sank so hopefully I will have a good germination rate. I will keep you up to date on any new sprouts from these guys. This is a shot from the mom.