... Princeps grows on hillside/mountains but doesn't creep, how does this fit in with the theory of creeping on slopes? It is usually suggested that Trachies in cultivation are grown in good deep soil whereas in there natural habitat they grow in free draining soil more often on slopes. Should we ...

... to get established before another cold one, after all, an established Trachycarpus shouldn't die at -9C! But that is probably more down to having ... This year I've paid especially attention to the root system and all the trachies I've planted this year have had excellent root systems! Hopefully ...

trachies are growing well now so it shouldnt be long before you see movement if its alive.drop a cane in the hole and mark it against something,do this again weekly and you will soon see if the hole is filling up with new growth, how big is the palm Pete? can you put an umbrella over it?

... clear plant saucer as the upside down rim directs rainfall away. There are some pics somewhere of the success Jim Hardy had with his spear-pulled trachies.

These three were sold as waggies from my local garden centre. Bargain at £7.50 each. The leafs are quite interesting and a bit different from other trachies I have.

hi all. i've had some success using H202 as you can see in the pics. i picked up 3 trachies for £30 looking deadish. the other two are slightly smaller than this one. anyway. due to the rotting that seemed to be going on in the youngest spear, i sawed the trunk about ...

... very low temps are forecast. I have some 2cm tall first leaf self sown trachies that germinated last autumn and it got cold enough to destroy my ... but as said are only 4/5 months old. :wink: I completely refute that Trachycarpus fortunei is only hardy to -10C. They are generally hardy to ...

I would plant more Trachies Steve, I like them better than Revolutas. I like small and neat, Trachies give me that in a tropical plam.They have the nice shape too.......and hardy. Its never had one fleece on it this winter and its ...

Stephen Trachycarpus fortunei can take -15C to -18C BUT when mature. That is the key & is true ... in the crown, to see if it will come back? Anyway another point, I hope with surviving Trachies and with most other things of exotic origin falling to the winter.. I wonder whether ...

... in the main central park, all ensetes, basjoos, phormiums, cordylines, trachies, CIDPs, yuccas, bamboo, ricinus.. even saw a Sabal..... Last time I was there I harvested a load of Trachycarpus seeds. icon_thumleft

Now what do i put there? Certainly not my Dicksonia antarctica's that for sure. :lol: Bigger trachies San?. Obviously you can only spend what you can afford to spend, but trachies have to be one of the mainstay plants in an exotic garden. You clearly enjoy growing things ...

If it's any comfort San you're not alone. I pulled three trachies yesterday. Only got two palms left with spears intact, a chammie and a large fortunei. The large one came as no surprise (pulled nearly all leaves), it was a weak one that didn't grow ...

... a 1 in a 100 year event. I try to keep this atthe front of my mind. Trachies should almost always be hardy if had a year or two to establish in the ground and are not tiddlers. Remember there are many types of Trachycarpus for variation some are as hardy as fortunei e.g. nanus, waggie ...

... part be parallel, but it always has the tapered bit on top. :wink: Trachies change appearance as they get older Trunky Trachycarpus 1989 19890522 Trunky in flower.jpg Trunky Trachycarpus 2000 20000305 Trunky 2.jpg ...

... in places :( In fact, I would need a mini-digger to dig a 1m^3 hole anywhere in my garden :lol: All kidding aside, it should do okay I reckon. Trachies are tough and they like to get their roots into clay as it gives them access to good moisture :)