All the planted Trachys and a couple other pics.

[hardyjim]

T.Takil

Pulled the last 2 winters-recovered with 5 new leaves both times.

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This Takil is planted deeper and has never pulled.


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T.Fortunei "Hayes stiffie"

Wag x Fort ?

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Fire trimmed T.Fortunei

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Another T.Fortunei

This one recovered from -2F a couple years ago...
all the leaves are new from this season...after pull again.

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Sold as T.Takil by Collector palms back in 2008
This one is T.Nainital

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2 pics of T.Martianus planted about a year ago this month.

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2 pics of T.Fortunei "Bulgarian"

Quite the kink in this trunk.


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Smaller Waggie of the 2.
All these leaves are recovery after spear-pull.

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Waggie

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Next 2 pics are T.Tesan

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T.Princeps (-:

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Smaller T.Princeps took for ever to recover from spear-pull.

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couple more of the bigger one.


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2 A.Americana,one is variegated...

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Still some pretty color with the Castor plants making a somewhat rare November appearance (-:


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I cut a few leaves off the Washy(and some other palms)but I think about 17 total for the Washy this season.

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[lucky1]

Holy cow, 17 leaves for the Washy this season?
Incredible!

What's your take on Takil's hardiness?
Nowhere near regular T.fortunei's hardiness?

For sheer beauty, Princeps wins hands down.

It'll be interesting to see how much hair grows back, and when, on the fire trimming.

Barb

[hardyjim]

Holy cow, 17 leaves for the Washy this season?
Incredible!

What's your take on Takil's hardiness?
Nowhere near regular T.fortunei's hardiness?

For sheer beauty, Princeps wins hands down.

It'll be interesting to see how much hair grows back, and when, on the fire trimming.

Barb

Not bad huh???


Bill said one of his put out 34!

T.Takil should not only be (guessing)more consistently hardy
compared to Fortunei but also may be more leaf hardy-meaning
even the leaves can take more cold before damage occurs so,possibly
a Trachy that may be undamaged(leaves)by single digits (F)

Won't be anything to fire trim on the Fortunei until it grows more trunk...
if you look close,you can see that all the fibers on Trachy trunks are actually
shredded ligules that once were the sheathes between the new leaves.

If there were only 2 plants I could keep in the yard,I think
one would be the Sequoia and the other would have to be the Princeps...
these 2 more than any others are the most captivating when looking into the future..
maybe even the T.Ferns,I think a Brownii or Cooperi with 10-15' fronds would be a
pretty amazing sight to come upon anywhere but in Iowa?

[lucky1]

these 2 more than any others are the most captivating when looking into the future..

Great way to look at it, Jim.
Agree entirely.

Bill's "34-leaves" Washy must be planted over the septic tank.
That'd be delightful to see.

Barb

[hardyjim]

these 2 more than any others are the most captivating when looking into the future..

Great way to look at it, Jim.
Agree entirely.

Bill's "34-leaves" Washy must be planted over the septic tank.
That'd be delightful to see.

Barb

Bill's Washy
I keep coming up with more than a leaf a week-no matter how I do the math on that-
probably faster than my Banana plants!-LOL