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I have lots of fortunei and wagnerianus. I will base this for fortunei. Just some background..I am zone 8 living in the UK. My soil is acidic and the front is more alkaline. I found that the trachys adore shade, even deep shade. They look so healthy. I brought some that were chlorotic and in need of ...

I sometimes wish i lived in the US just to own some large butyagrus. If anyone in the US has conditions which could grow butyagrus I would get some for sure. Oh well

Mo, this might be difficult to achieve without doing damage, but could you remove one or two overstory branches (especially the ones that create such deep shade that impact Chamaerops cerifera? My little potted one loves intense sun. But ultimately, drainage will be the biggest issue for long-term ...

Mo, I went back and looked at your pics. In your first picture, there's a cordyline at right bottom. "Dazzler"? or "Variegata"? Impressive list for an impressive landscape. Which has proven difficult for your conditions? Barb Cordyline Australis. So far so good..Nothing has died except the ...

Mo, Your spring must nearly be at the door...we used to plant (carefully) end-February when I lived in Vancouver (on the Coast). Remember to take pictures when you do start planting. Have you yet to purchase the plants, or are they in your greenhouse or indoors? Adventurous indeed! :D Barb yes alot ...

Its nice that they get a long season of sunlight when the leaves are off the trees,I wonder what the growth rate is summer vs winter(sun vs shade) and what are your avg highs and lows summer vs winter? Nice garden,love the tree fern,is it D.antarctica? Yes its a DA I have been impressed last year ...

Themes/Barb,thats interesting that you say Trachys do so well in shade,I am wondering what size these palms are and if they have deep root sytems.I do know that Latisectus,martianus and manipur have all done well inside(south window)and I think morning sun or speckled sunlight would be good when ...

Cali-wanna-b wrote:How do you all think a Butia X Parajubaea would do?

Much better choice. Growing well in the Uk although I do not have one yet..have heard good reports and surviving our cold spell..keep it well watered in the summer mind..

Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately not. I did take some pics of the snow but they seem to have been overwritten on my sd card. Although we had all this snow it did nothing to the palms. I have over 20 trachys planted outside and not one showed any signs of damage. The nights proceeding the snow ...

Themes in regards to low light or no light is not outside I`m refering to but overwintered inside. My trachy`s grow greener in part shade as well outside. Yours look healthy. Where are you located? Barb those W. filifera will really take off after you transplant if you haven`t already? John Sorry ...

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Barb dryness is a concern as is lack of light. Nice to see yours are in a sunny location. Yours look great.


John

I have many trachys growing in deep shade. I think they do better in shade personally. Some receive only 30 mins of direct sunlight....

Jim, The inheritance of traits such as round leaf would be controlled by many genets interacting. These 'forms' of fortunei are probably caused by some uncommon genetic recombination. 'Wisan', which I'll call 'round leaf', is simply one extreme of the range of traits that Trachycarpus fortunei can ...

So,what are their genetics? This is the question nobody seems to be able to answer,this trait came from somewhere,I don't think fortunei just did this on it own,like o.k.I think I'll be a different palm this time! Fortunei seems to pick up traits from what ever it grows around as far as other ...

thanks mo do the butias grow vety well in high heat 90 to 100 Yes they grow very well. Eriospatha is found at Higher elevations in Brazil and Uraguay and is used wo cooler wetter summers but does well in sun too. It is greener than Capitata. For looks I think Odorata is better. The leaves are a ...

That site has changed you need to register here http://www.palmsociety.org.uk/ . also www.hardytropicals.co.uk too. I wonder if i can get commission? They have lost users in the process of changing over to new server. Say Mo sent you :D. for uk galleries go here...and register then view the ...

Zone 8b growing the following unprotected..btw had some -7 here... Trach Fortuneii and Wagnerianus Butia Capitata, Odorata and Eriospatha Pheonix Canariensis Rhapidopphylum Hystrix Trithrinax Campestris, Acathocoma Wash Robusta Chamaerops Humilis and Cerifera Chamaedorea Radicalis Jubaea Chilensis ...

Paul Ont wrote:Cool! Thanks Barrie.
I bet it will be hardy if you let it settle in a protect it for the first few years!

I am in zone 8b.. This winter the palm totally defoliated and looks dead...bear that in mind..I have a Para TVT btw and my garden is well sheltered

I have three with rounded leaves. They are prone to wind damage so need extra protection as I have found out, here in the UK. Trachycarpus are very variable in appearance. Probably more common in the UK i guess