Round T. fortunei fronds

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:33 pm

I noticed today while doing some trimming on a couple of my Trachy`s that one of them had perfectly round fronds. A few fronds overlapping more than 360 deg. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991112589/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991112597/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991112613/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991197253/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991197269/. None of my other Trachy`s have this trait. Anybody else have a Trachy with the same 360 deg. fronds?

John

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:38 pm

Haven't seen that before!
Adam

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:55 pm

Spectacular, John.
Maybe it's crossed with a T.latisectus.

Definitely more round than mine:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5081269318/" title="DSC04003 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4027/5081 ... e77e_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSC04003"></a>

Great pics, thanks.
Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:29 pm

Adam I`m sure that this palm is different than a regular Trachy. Barb I bought this palm along with 20 others a few years ago. They looked all the same, or so I thought? It will be interesting to see if it flowers this year. Hope it`s a female. I would like to get seeds from it.

John

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:18 pm

I hope you get seed off it one day, that is a very cool palm.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:51 pm

Nice pics, John! I do know of a few people in Georgia who are growing "360 degree" T. fortunei.

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:16 pm

Thanks Aaron. Cameron I thought there were other T. fortunei out there with the same frond trait. Confirmed.

John

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:55 am

Check out Garry's website for T.Winsan.

http://price.coldplant.com/Category/Tra ... insan.html

Okanagan desert-palms · Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:50 pm

Jim thanks for the link to Gary`s T.winsan. Do you have any of these?

John

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:14 am

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Jim thanks for the link to Gary`s T.winsan. Do you have any of these?

John

Yes,I have about 8 seedlings right now that should produce divided leaves this year.

Not sure how many will produce 360* leaf pattern.......................
Fortunei is growing nearby the population of Winsan that Garry harvested....I think

I believe that Nigel(from EPS) thinks these are different from Fortunei and if I remember correctly
the seedlings can have 3,4,5,6 ridges on the first seedling leaf-I believe the flower spathes are different than Fortunei as well.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:50 am

cool 360 leaf. I went to Bill's place again over the weekend and he also had a Trachy with 360 leaves.