TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growth
Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
Dave I reckon it's going for world domination, look out everyone it's coming to a town near you
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Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
if it comes in here,my steroidal giant will bite its balls off
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Here are pics of my two Trex plants at the moment.
One in the front that got cut back after the winter.
One in the back that didn't. Last years flower has split the growing point in two but one is growing much stronger than the other.
One in the front that got cut back after the winter.
One in the back that didn't. Last years flower has split the growing point in two but one is growing much stronger than the other.
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none of mine would argue with those yet,its how i imagine mine to look soon but some way behind you
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Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
Mine are still babies , just planted out last month. one from Crug last year and another as a Christmas present from my sister.
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It's even got the cat now
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Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
Yours Dave got the cat, mine got the milkman, not seen him for ages now I really should charge the camera battery and post some photo's of my T-Rex's,
I am wondering if mine could be related to Adrian's it might be a little slower than his growth wise but it's building up to something big, I can feel it in my water something is going to happen with it in the next few yrs
I am wondering if mine could be related to Adrian's it might be a little slower than his growth wise but it's building up to something big, I can feel it in my water something is going to happen with it in the next few yrs
Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
Hi Simonsimon wrote: Last years flower has split the growing point in two but one is growing much stronger than the other.
The growing point that eventually died back on mine recently was on the only branch on which I kept both growing points, after all my three branches 'split' following last years flowers.
Interesting you say one is stronger than the other, my 'weak' one, that eventualy died back, was the 'older' of the two growing points on the branch. The 'newer' one, which was lower down on the branch (emerging below the flower stalk) was the one that grew most strongly and eventually 'took over'
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you sure that aint left over stones you are feeling??Nick wrote:Yours Dave got the cat, mine got the milkman, not seen him for ages now I really should charge the camera battery and post some photo's of my T-Rex's,
I am wondering if mine could be related to Adrian's it might be a little slower than his growth wise but it's building up to something big, I can feel it in my water something is going to happen with it in the next few yrs
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Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
well, it's that time again....
how's everyone elses doing?
cheers
lee
how's everyone elses doing?
cheers
lee
Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
No flower buds on mine Lee, But it is a big low sprawler of a plant that I can just about get around. Looking forward to getting a little height on it next year.
Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
that's a good looker bob, i think they look more elegant at that size
cheers
lee
cheers
lee
Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
Just a shame there are six leaves lying flat on the gravel. The tidy gardener in me wants to cut them off, but I can't bring myself to do it.
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Re: TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) about to flower?, pups,growt
I cut the leaves off mine once they lay on the ground. This was is a root cutting from Steve Jacobs' variegated one in October 2008, so just under 23 months from a root cutting Fast growing or what. There is a pic further up this page of the same plant a month ago there is a huge difference
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