Washingtonia robusta multi stem growth

[dino]

I think there's a good chance. They all look really healthy.

[eddie]

I just wondered if a multi stem would affect the way a palm grows in terms of speed?

I've planted out a multi stem seedling three years ago. Growth rate is the same as a single truck plant, here in my garden anyway. It started as a triple stem, the smallest did not survive the first winter. Now around 6-7ft high (the total plant, not the truncks )

[sanatic1234]

What did you use for protection Eddie?

[eddie]

A wooden frame with plastic foil stapled on the frame. The leaves tied together, so the coldframe is as tiny as possible. A lightstring around it to give a little heat and frost protection. Temps in this shelter with the lights on (looks nice in winter) are around 4-5C higher then the rest of the garden, just enough to get them through almost without damage.

pic of may 2008. The seedlings are hard to see, one litlle leaf is sticking out in front of the nana

[eddie]

A pic of winter 2009-2010, march 2010. A smaller, more compact structure works much better I found out.