t.rex

[Mr List]

just wondering if anybody knows where you can get large t.rexes, about a metre tall or more?
also,
any reliable sources of the monster type rather than the regular rex?

[Kristen]

just wondering if anybody knows where you can get large t.rexes, about a metre tall or more?

Sounds expensive - given the pot size I think it would need??

I have mine in a pot, so it could come in for its first Winter. Its 60cm tall (to the growing point) and in a 60cm pot (which is OK for overwintering, but probably too small to grow to that size?)

I reckon it will be massive, in leaf, this year at that size - not sure 1M plant, pot grown, would be any more impressive?

[Dave Brown]

They don't have rootball Ken. They have far reaching individual roots which is why they sulk in pots. A 20cm tall one will be 1m by the end of the season. A 1m tall one will spend the whole season trying to settle in. I did a topic on one of mine in the front garden. Tt gained about 5 times in size from July to October Pups, on established roots, grow to about 1.5m in their first season.

[Mr List]

it is just where i plan on putting one it would need to be above other things already planted to really fit.
they are a bit of a pain in the 'arris when small because the leaves smother everything.

it is early days yet anyway, i need to see if the things there have survived or not before i decide if i will rearange the spot.

just now i found palm centre do them upto 2m in a 35ltr pot but they are out of stock of all sizes.

[Tom2006]

I have never seen one that size for sale. But will let you know if I do.

[Dave Brown]

just now i found palm centre do them upto 2m in a 35ltr pot but they are out of stock of all sizes.

must be smaller than mine then, as when 2m tall mine is over 3m diameter.

[Mr List]

how do you mean?

[MonkeyDavid]

I remember seeing some at Akamba a couple of years ago that had stems that must have been 6 foot tall but with very stunted leaves

[redsquirrel]

dont buy a big one Ken,its robbery for such a fast growing plant. im all for supporting nurseries and paying good money for time and care raising plants but these things are just a quick buck . i once paid double for a steroidal giant,24 quid,the ordinary one i have is faster and produces root cuttings.
get a smaller one and do it yourself

[parkysparky]

How do you get root cuttings from these, is it a easy process

[grub]

Can't do any better than this Parkysparky... http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... ropagation

[redsquirrel]

my steroidal giant shrunk about 8 inches saturday night,a blastard slug ate right through the stem just below the growing point,cant find any of it,not even the 2 new leaves???
only reason i say slug is because theres a trail all over the stump at the top

[parkysparky]

thanks grub for link, also loving your posts on facebook. Saw your tropicalbritain link on there and ordered some gingers and trachys. Got palm points and really good strong plants.

[fern Rob]

I have just broken the trunk of my T Rex by accident, so it is now on my purchasing list.

[Yorkshire Kris]

I have just broken the trunk of my T Rex by accident, so it is now on my purchasing list.

Don't worry Rob, it'll shoot up everywhere!