TRACHYCARPUS WAGNERIANUS GERMINATING OUTDOORS IN NOVEMBER

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:45 pm

MONTREAL-PALM TREES NATURALIZING . TRACHYCARPUS WAGNERINUS SEED POPS UP IN NOVEMBER -WILL THEY LIVE THROUGH WINTER WITH MINIMUM PROTECTION. MAYBE
http://youtu.be/_IbT1NvFZGk

CTPalm · Post by **CTPalm** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:53 pm

Can't wait for your protection technique videos.

Paul

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:03 pm

Mike,
Very cool that seedling germinated.
Now go plant it again!

Barb

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:33 pm

Hey Barb -thanks-and I did plant it again LOL.

Okanagan desert-palms · Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:27 pm

Very cool video Mike. Nice to see how everything is doing for you. What is your least cold hardy palm you have planted there?
Thanks.

John

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:59 am

My least hardy palm is the (washingtonia robusta-mex-fan palm) and the (phoenix canariensis -canary island date palm) After that the pindo palms-butia capitata and cabbage palms sabal palmetto. Should be a great challenge
thanks for watching
mike

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:12 pm

What do you do for overwintering for the fan palm? I was just looking at those and debating with myself if I could make one work in Michigan.

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:07 am

I will use styrofoam box and lights- I have not decided what type of lighting yet although it will require more protection than trachycarpus

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:36 am

Thats pretty cool Mike.

I had a Tesan and a Princeps(seeds) come up after spending all winter
in the ground(min temp -12F)...I wouldn't call it naturalizing yet-
unless its there next year!

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:45 pm

coconutmike wrote:I will use styrofoam box and lights- I have not decided what type of lighting yet although it will require more protection than trachycarpus

Keep this thread updated on that if possible. I would love to know it's possible to keep one in Michigan. Out of curiosity, how windy is it by you? You appear to have quite a bit of protection with the surrounding buildings.

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:04 pm

Not that windy here . I do believe that most of Michigan is warmer than Montreal
good-luck keep looking for upcoming videos.
cheers
CoconutMike

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:09 pm

Mike, in watching one of your older vids when you had the boxes up and were checking on the palms, it looked like inside of your styro box the palm was wrapped in plastic. Is that how you do yours? Pull all the fronds up, wrap with plastic and then put your fluorescents in between the plastic wrap and the styrofoam?

coconutmike · Post by **coconutmike** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:51 am

Hey wheelman I do not use pklastic on the palms . they tend to sweat and then freeze with that method -avoid that in zone 5-6. What you saw in that old video is plexi-glass when I open the little square of styrofoam the backing is a cheap type of plexi-glass and some of them were even frosted. If you do this be sure to check the palms only on warm days. I did it too often and the heat escapes too quickly and does cause some leaf stress.
mike

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TRACHYCARPUS WAGNERIANUS GERMINATING OUTDOORS IN NOVEMBER

TRACHYCARPUS WAGNERIANUS GERMINATING OUTDOORS IN NOVEMBER

waggies

Hey John

Fan Palm

Re: Fan Palm

Mex fan palm

wheelman