Difference between Trachycarpus wagnerianus and Trachycarpus fortunei?

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Re: Difference between Trachycarpus wagnerianus and Trachyca

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RozDevon wrote:Thanks Redsquirrel, I'm going to ring George tomorrow. He has a good price on waggies at the moment.
I'll mention your "name"!
if you say redsquirrel he will probs think youre nuts,darren n deb from bristol he might remember icon_thumleft
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cordyman

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phatplants wrote:What were/are the trunk heights on your Waggies Cordy?

30 litre and 7 litre :D

The 30 litre is very chunky now 2.5 years later, think this year it will put on the most growth though as its fully settled now.


£70 for the 30 litre now, bargain!

http://www.thepalmhouse.co.uk/t_wagnerianus.html
jase

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cordyman wrote:
phatplants wrote:What were/are the trunk heights on your Waggies Cordy?

30 litre and 7 litre :D

The 30 litre is very chunky now 2.5 years later, think this year it will put on the most growth though as its fully settled now.


£70 for the 30 litre now, bargain!

http://www.thepalmhouse.co.uk/t_wagnerianus.html

I've ordered one of the 30ltr ones today.

If you get a min could you post an updated photo?

Sorry for hijacking you're thread :oops:
RozDevon

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Have just had delivered a beautiful Trachycarpus waggy and butia capitata!
Really gorgeous plants, loads of leaves and looking so healthy!
Got them from George as recommended and we are both so pleased with them.
Now the hard work digging the holes begins!
phatplants

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Sound great Roz, can you put some pics up
jase

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RozDevon wrote:Have just had delivered a beautiful Trachycarpus waggy and butia capitata!
Really gorgeous plants, loads of leaves and looking so healthy!
Got them from George as recommended and we are both so pleased with them.
Now the hard work digging the holes begins!
My Waggy from George came too, it looks the biz :D
cordyman

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jase wrote:
cordyman wrote:
phatplants wrote:What were/are the trunk heights on your Waggies Cordy?

30 litre and 7 litre :D

The 30 litre is very chunky now 2.5 years later, think this year it will put on the most growth though as its fully settled now.


£70 for the 30 litre now, bargain!

http://www.thepalmhouse.co.uk/t_wagnerianus.html

I've ordered one of the 30ltr ones today.

If you get a min could you post an updated photo?

Sorry for hijacking you're thread :oops:
will get a pic as soon as poss icon_thumleft
cordyman

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RozDevon wrote:Have just had delivered a beautiful Trachycarpus waggy and butia capitata!
Really gorgeous plants, loads of leaves and looking so healthy!
Got them from George as recommended and we are both so pleased with them.
Now the hard work digging the holes begins!

I'm excited :D
Delboy

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You can't beat a uk grown waggie, looking foward to the pics.
fern Rob

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A waggie is on my wish list this year.
cordyman

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jase wrote:
cordyman wrote:
phatplants wrote:What were/are the trunk heights on your Waggies Cordy?

30 litre and 7 litre :D

The 30 litre is very chunky now 2.5 years later, think this year it will put on the most growth though as its fully settled now.


£70 for the 30 litre now, bargain!

http://www.thepalmhouse.co.uk/t_wagnerianus.html

I've ordered one of the 30ltr ones today.

If you get a min could you post an updated photo?

Sorry for hijacking you're thread :oops:

On planting Sep 2011...

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Tonight... (stiff as you like after the great winter O' gales)

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Birds eye Sep 2011

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fern Rob

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They look very healthy palms. icon_thumleft
jase

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On planting Sep 2011...

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Tonight... (stiff as you like after the great winter O' gales)

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Birds eye Sep 2011

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Thanks Cordy, the leaves in the first photo are like mine, very upright. Do they take a while to drop? Looks like they need a bit of space around them to show them off at their best.
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Re: Difference between Trachycarpus wagnerianus and Trachyca

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Cordy, all three of your palms in the front have put on good growth. I love before and after photos.
RozDevon

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Well, just been out and measured the new babies vital statistics.
They had a breezy and wet night in the back garden last night and look chirpy this morning!
Leaving them in their pots for a few weeks as we are off to Goa on 8th March for two weeks and will plant them when we get back.
Trachycarpus Waggie - Trunk height is 17inches. 19inches measured around the base of the trunk. Whole plant measures 56inches from the base at pot top level to the tip of the leaves.
It has two new spears up and is a fantastic plant.
It looks exactly like the one cordyman has shown.
The Butia Capitata - measures 65inches from base at pot top level to the tip of leaves - WOW!!!!
24inches measured around base of trunk.
Has three new spears showing well.

Very pleased with these two beautiful plants - so well grown and healthy - thanks to George!

I've been trying to get photos on to here - the last hour has been extremely frustrating - trying so hard to understand how to send them from mini ipad. No luck so far. Feeling the need for strong alcohol but its a tad early!!!!! icon_scratch icon_scratch
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