A few Trachycarpus for the grandchildren.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:50 pm

By the time I'm long dead and my grandchildren are old, these may result in a specimen palms. All where started in summer 2000 with the exception of T. princeps (summer 03).

Left to right;
(back row) T. martianus 'Nepal' (half gallon) & T. latsectus (1 gallon)
(front row) T. princeps - T. nanus - T. oreophilus

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:18 am

I can't believe those palms are 7 years old. Talk about s l o w. I guess I'm impatient, but I might have given up on those things by now (probably not). By the time they get big enough to plant in ground, you will have forgotten what they are.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:26 am

Always tag your plants so you don't have to remember.
Cheers, Barrie.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:34 pm

That is not a good sign on how slow these species of trachycarpus grow. I like you will nevewr see these palms grow to a good size.
I guess it will be fortunei, takil and wagnerainus for me.
Compared to your jubaea these are incredibly slow and I thought Jubaea was so slow.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:52 pm

Well Wes, that's my experience here. Perhaps others will have better luck. I think a few on the UK Oasis have shown examples that are larger no doubt, where access to seeds of this nature have been available earlier. I also never have fussed or spent any time with these, by and large they get neglected and are subject to some abnormal and severe conditions. I'm still surprized they're still alive really.

Cheers, Barrie.