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I've had Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm) and Rapidophyllum hystrix (Needle Palm) take up to four years to germinate. Usually seeds will either germinate within a few months or they will go into "deep dormancy" and that can add another year or more. You can't compare one species to another because generally they need different temperatures to germinate. The Trachycarpus (Chusan) is a palm from high altitudes so they tend to germinate at cooler temperatures. Your Sabal 'Louisiana' won't germinate until it has had a good month or so above 80F. The Mazari Palm (Nannorhops ritchianna) is a desert palm. They tend to need heat and some moisture but can rot easily as well. You can check our rarepalmseeds.com and they have lots of germination information posted for most species.