New photo's of Trachycarpus Martianus Fortunei hybrid

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New photo's of Trachycarpus Martianus Fortunei hybrid

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The Palm has just come into flower and looks quite stunning.

Also pictured are Nikau palms growing in a gorge among tree ferns. This is at high elevation for
Nikau palms and it gets quite cool. I will try to obtain seed from this location for distribution.
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Please stop posting such wonderful NZ pictures, makes me yearn to move there even more. icon_thumright
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Great pictures
Allways interested in seed here, addicted to growing palms!
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Nice pictures, do you get any frosts in the high altitude gorge. If so count me in for some seed. icon_thumright
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Lovely Images, thanks for sharing targui!

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hi Alan,i cant tell frpm the pic if your martianus x is male or female,either way,as a firm believer in this plant i would be most interested in some seeds if you manage to pollenate with another trachycarpus near you.
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i really love those Nikaus stunning palms, new zealand looks like such a nice place your lucky to live there i really hope to visit there sometime in the future :)
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redsquirrel wrote:hi Alan,i cant tell frpm the pic if your martianus x is male or female,either way,as a firm believer in this plant i would be most interested in some seeds if you manage to pollenate with another trachycarpus near you.
as you say,the flowers are stunning,far better than my tf ever does icon_thumright icon_thumright
It looks like a male to me, as the flower branches are more pendulous :wink:

If only we could grow Nikaus to that size .... droool :mrgreen:
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Last year it flowered for the first time and set some seed, but they did not mature. I am hopeful
it will set some viable seed this time. Although Trachycarpus genera are considered dioecious I know
there are times where a female plant will behave like a monoecious palm and set viable seed. There
is botanical literature on this subject. Anyway if there is seed I will send it to you Dave for distribution
if there is enough.

The Nikau palms in the picture are at an altitude of more than 800 meters in a gorge that is cool, so
there must be some frost. It is about 130 kilometers from where I live, but I will endeavour to
obtain some seed when I make a trip there.

Regards Alan.
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There are many who do not beleive it possible to achieve a cross between Trachycarpus species which have different seed shapes. Martianus seeds are oval in shape whereas fortunei ones are kidney shaped. :><:

If this palm is the result of a genuine cross then this is a remarkable achievement and the envy of many, myself included. :D
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targui wrote:Last year it flowered for the first time and set some seed, but they did not mature. I am hopeful
it will set some viable seed this time.

Martianus is known to produce pseudo fruit on males.
targui wrote: The Nikau palms in the picture are at an altitude of more than 800 meters in a gorge that is cool, so
there must be some frost. It is about 130 kilometers from where I live, but I will endeavour to
obtain some seed when I make a trip there.
My Chatham Island Nikau totally defoliated at -5C under overhead canopy, and has taken 3 years to get going again, but is still only half the height it was. See HERE
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it is still with you Dave,that is the important thing. ive had to resort to smaller ones now that i bring in the house overwinter.
the climate isnt ideal but on a tray of grit and water in the lowlit hallway,they just about tickover through winter.
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Darren
If you have resorted to bringing stuff in, what do I do with all those seedlings you sent me?
In or out?
Oh and I had the 3 types of Trachycarpus in one trough nicely labeled, growing well and a fox kicked the thing off its table, it got smashed on the floor so now they are all mixed up as well. Keep trying to give them away as well...
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