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Yup, at least one on the east side of the island highway towering over a red house just before the elementary school that was closed. (about 7 minutes north out of courtenay on the highway) And some smaller ones at my house which is about 5km north of that. :) Oh, almost forgot, there are many house...

Thank's Barb and Dave, I'll hunt around some more armed with that extra info.

The palm fertilizer I use is a granular. It is a 14-4-14 mix. Palm fertilizers have a few extra trace elements. I also use Palm tree spikes that I bought from treehelp.com Ah...ok, I tracked down that they are selling Lutz tree spikes and the Lutz site has a guide for using them with "small po...

I have two T. Fortunei indoors right now and I just realized the potting soil I used is a "soilless" formula so I think I need to feed them. I've been browsing the net looking for info on what to use and some sites say you *have* to use "Palm fertilizer". We checked the local nur...

Thanks Wes, I intend to keep them inside until this crazy cold weather changes (it's literally snowing as I type this), then put them outside for the summer and back in when it gets frosty in the fall.
My question though was about potting soil and encouraging fast, healthy growth.

Hi Wes, it's a little colder here, officially zone 7b and these guys are only about a foot tall in 1 gallon pots, wouldn't that be pushing it a bit?
I thought giving them an extra year to get bigger might be safer.

Hi everyone, I've been lurking here for a while now and have a question about potting soil. I have two T. Fortunei I bought this spring, one from Canadian Tire (big box store) and another from a reputable nursery. They both came in 1 gallon pots with what I like to call nursery mix (ultra fast drain...