Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Look what I found!!! Seeds on my Windmill !, 1 by Azalea

Azalea wrote:
What a surprise I found this week on my Windmill palm - it was just a baby when I got it about 8 years ago. Now it is about 12 ft tall. I just noticed these "Things" hanging off the trunk - I don't know if these are just clumps of flower buds or if they are the beginnings of seeds? There are 7 large "clumps" of these pods on the tree. How long will it take for the seeds to develope and will they be viable seeds - I don't know of any other Windmills in the area. I hope somew palm experts will give me an answer.