Show us your Trachycarpus

bananieru · Post by **bananieru** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:55 pm

that's a great place you have there weelman

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:43 pm

Wheel,
I'm selling my place and so far the cold-hardy palms seem to be desirable to prospective buyers.

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:01 pm

bananieru wrote:that's a great place you have there weelman

Thanks! I plan on being here a while. It's beautiful in the summer, and with the turf farm in my back yard it's great for snowmobiling in the winter!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:05 pm

The turf farm allows snowmobiling during winter?

Hey Erik,
Glad the palms appeal to prospective buyers...they can brag they bought acreage with palm trees!
Go for it...and after they sign on the dotted line, tell 'em what they need to do to protect them

They'll think you're originally from Canada

Barb

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:11 pm

lucky1 wrote:The turf farm allows snowmobiling during winter?

Barb

I know the owner and actually as long it's frozen over well, the grass doesn't get hurt... and I run a track that's studded and from time to time it paddles down to bare ground. Some thatch gets tossed up, but once it thaws you can't even tell.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:11 pm

The last prospect (no offer) is relocating from northern Missouri to Tulsa. She was so happy to see you can have palms down here!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:22 am

She may be back at your place for a second and third look, Erik!
Wouldn't it be fabulous if your palms were the deciding factor in the purchase!!!!

Barb

Corrosion · Post by **Corrosion** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:49 am

G'day all, it is time to show my mighty trachy

lol Anyway it is doing fine so far and I hope it will do nicely in the future aswell.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:48 pm

Really grown this year-looks like a nice cluster of roots coming out of the lower portion of the trunk too.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:13 pm

Great pic! What are your protection methods in the winter?

Corrosion · Post by **Corrosion** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:59 am

Thnx guys, I think I will protect it with large (80 cm diameter) heating pipe isolation panels and tighten them with makrolflex or similar. In the enclosure I will add some 60 w lamp for the rough times. I think it should work, last years palmhouse has already been destroyed by neighbours cat (bubblewrap plastic) and I removed the styrofoam panels earlier than the cats reached to it:P I'm happy with this years nanas, supriser was a musa dwarf cavendish and ensete glaucum which need higher temps than usual coldhardier musas.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:26 pm

your Trachy looks great for a zone 6a. Keep up the great work.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:40 pm

This ole Trachy loves the cool rainy weather.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6214753371/" title="DSC04999 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/621 ... a59f7d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04999"></a>

No sign of stopping yet.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6214753373/" title="DSC05000 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/621 ... c1791e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC05000"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6214753375/" title="DSC05001 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/621 ... 4e9d99.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC05001"></a>

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:58 pm

Trachy weather!
It is amazing how much better windmill palms in Canada look vs. those in, say, Texas.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:49 am

how much better windmill palms in Canada look vs. those in, say, Texas

It's our way of getting even...

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:50 pm

Barb you Trachy looks like it has grown some more since I was up there in Aug. Those fronds are going to be hitting the side of the house soon. One happy palm!

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:29 pm

Yes I believe it has too, John.

We should've felt-penned a growth chart on the vinyl siding when you were here a year ago...NOT

Carpenter is still off hunting (ugh!), so it'll be a while until the palm hut goes up.
Are you getting your winter protection frames in place soon?

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:57 pm

I have new palm huts this year. I`m going to have them up by middle of Nov.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:06 am

Remember to take some pics as they go up please.

Looking forward to seeing your protection for driveway circle plants.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:41 am

Your Trachy is getting tall Barb! Looks great.

Took a photo of my T. nanital Oct 26, 2011.
<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... G_0210.jpg>

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:55 pm

Great shot, Tim!