Rikugien persimmons

Persimmon seeds from my last autumn colours trip to Japan. I remember buying this at the park exit after enjoying the night illumination of Rikugien Garden.  The persimons were really big and cheap sold in bags of 5 or 6 depending on size. Really yummy !!!   If you have eaten japanese persimons before you will know what I mean.
These seeds were kept buried in potting mix and stored in the freezer and fridge for about  4 months before I took them out for germination.  Left in the warmer climate, they have started to germinate after a few weeks. They probably won't  mature and fruit but it's fun enough getting them to germinate and grow.

No they are not orchid pollens

They do look very similiar almost like Phal appendiculata pollens but they are not. These are seeds harvested from a fig half eaten by the birds. I am going to try and germinate them. These have been soaking for a day in water and half a day in a dilute solution of fungicide. It seems the good seeds with sink to the bottom after soaking while the not so good ones stay afloat. Those were discarded. The media will be some soil mixed with vermiculite and they will be left to gerimate in a bright area with a few hours of sun daily watering.....  maybe in a week or two we see some greenlings.