Hardy Tropicals UK

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:42 am**

Knock on the door,

"pallet for you mate, its an extremely large Triffid"

Pics to follow

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:48 am**

Well................we're all waiting to see just what it is!!!!!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:50 am**

Hurry up and get the photos uploaded!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:55 am**

Oh no, it's eaten Cordy!!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:02 am**

flounder wrote:Oh no, it's eaten Cordy!!

Waiting with antici............................................................................pation!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:24 am**

The Triffid as it will now be forever known! Now my largest, chunkiest Trachycarpus...

Better pics to follow once i've decided where i'm planting it

From Nigel

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:35 am**

That is a beast!!

....why such a small pot though? lots of tlc

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:38 am**

Great looking palm mate

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:45 am**

What a whopper, should look perfect in your garden

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:33 am**

Nice one Cordy,

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:39 am**

Wow, that's a frothy beast!

Where'd you get it and how much?

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:29 pm**

Nigel

Hardypalms

90-110cm trunk size

Tis certainly "frothy" much more hair than my other Trachycarpus F's. On par with my waggy's for hair.

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:43 pm**

Hey lovely palm there. Mine have a 40/50 cm trunk and I am well chuffed with them, so your must be absolutely bob hot!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:54 pm**

Tom2006 wrote:why such a small pot though?

Its 80 litres !! Somebody on ebay is selling them with 1m trunk in 35 litres !!!!

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:55 pm**

Large palm there, will you be stripping the trunk or staying native?

Just took delivery of a large "triffid" :- D