As Har said, that is what they do in nature, fruits falling down in September, then the seeds stay in ground through the warm winter,to sprout with the first rains in June of next year, Dr. Gustavo Valladares author of the book "ilamas en tierra caliente del balsas" said they opened some ilama seeds right away and to his surprise most didn't have embrios, he thinks it continues developing after fruit falls and that is the reason why they take so long to germinate...