My car was covered this morning. It was a very stuffy day, felt like there was a storm brewing this afternoon.

It's not rough to touch like pampas grass.

I'll keep you all updated.......

It's not rough to touch like pampas grass.

I'll keep you all updated.......

I'll grow it on and see if it shapes up to be a decent christmas tree for the house in a few years..

I'll grow it on and see if it shapes up to be a decent christmas tree for the house in a few years..

Thanks everyone. I hope it is a cordyline, if it's a pampas I'll chuck it!
Should have more of an idea later in the year I hope, it does look similar to the other photos.

Grand Fir Abies grandis . Fast-growing, and eventually huge - one in Scotland is 64 metres tall (2nd tallest tree in the UK). So be careful where you plant it! Edit: here's one in Northumbs. (not quite so large, it's only 57 metres tall :lol: ): Wow! I hope it isn't that haha! There is a scotts pin...

Springy wrote:My first thought is Taxus baccata. Yew tree.

looks similar, but I've ruled that out..

ConcreteJungle wrote:Looks like my baby phormium!

that's true! there are a couple near by, but I don't think they have flowered.

I found this growing near where a large cordyline died a few years ago. could it be a rogue seed that managed to germinate, or is it some type of ornamental grass?!

cheers, Will

Hi, I found this seeded in some shingle while weeding, any ideas what it could be? flat needles, slight pine smell when crushed. thanks

Didn't have a really hard frost here last night (around -1c) but even though I covered my T rex, a couple of its new leaves have gone limp!

Mowgley wrote:Really like the waggy and chamaerops cerifera wilza
The cordyline Karo kiri looks interesting too
Right where to get them from now

both plants are from The Palm Centre http://www.palmcentre.co.uk/
but it's also worth looking on here: http://www.hardy-palms.co.uk/

here is a Chamaerops cerifera I recently planted, such a nice looking palm and also a waggie

It will trunk eventually, sounds like it's still a fairly young plant. The lower leaves will start to go brown and tatty and can be removed.