Trex (Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex') advice

[kracker]

thinking of purchasing the so called trex my front garden is full sun all day and covered in slate and also have a patch to fill, am i led to believe these can be a pest seen one on fleabay £10 litre pot so if purchased keep it in the conservatory this year and maybe planting next any advice would be grateful..cheers will

[grub]

Will, be warned these are vigorous. I can't advise on keeping them in pots as I just kill them but they are fast, this is mine at 2 years old http://gardenjot.com/garden/photo/1/149 ... le-Hideout.
Last winter has killed it back to the ground and I now have about 40 , it has also escaped the raised bed it was in so it's safe to say it needs room .

[Mr List]

ignore everybody.

buy one put it in the ground and enjoy.

Fortune favours the bold ( and cowards get small leaved rexes.)

[pdid]

Mine`s gonna be going in the ground. Sod the neighbours

[kracker]

Will, be warned these are vigorous. I can't advise on keeping them in pots as I just kill them but they are fast, this is mine at 2 years old http://gardenjot.com/garden/photo/1/149 ... le-Hideout.
Last winter has killed it back to the ground and I now have about 40 , it has also escaped the raised bed it was in so it's safe to say it needs room .

JESUS !

[dave2166]

i still dont know what grub does to get them like that.... his must be a radioactive mutation or something

pdid.... as long as it does come back to me..

[callin]

Hi grub,
Your Trex is HUGE!!! It's not a trex anymore it's a GODZILLA.
what do you feed it man
Do you protect it in winter?
Cheers

[kracker]

Mine`s gonna be going in the ground. Sod the neighbours

Purchased ! and my next-door neighbour has ocd so he is constantly grooming his lawn ( my carpet has a bigger pile on it ) ...LOL

[grub]

Hi grub,
Your Trex is HUGE!!! It's not a trex anymore it's a GODZILLA.
what do you feed it man
Do you protect it in winter?
Cheers

Well to answer the questions, feed; I don't and protect; I don't. This last winter saw it's complete demise so I'm starting again from the ground, I'll have to get some pictures to try and watch it's return