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Here is an ad for a sickly Trachy. I think I`ll offer him $25.00 and save it from the winter deep freeze.
http://classifieds.castanet.net/showproduct.php/product/1140445/cat/245
John
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Posted : 16/11/2011 10:41 pm
Hope you get it! Doesn't look all that bad, just some TLC would make it happy.
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Posted : 17/11/2011 7:47 am
I don't know. it looks pretty sad. Wonder if the seller even knows it looks horrible? probably not.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 17/11/2011 8:55 am
Yeah, go for it John.
Hey, have you been to Art Knapp's lately?
On a quick trip through Kelowna the other day, I stopped in.
They've got 5 or 6 boxed Trachies indoors, with 8 to 10 feet of clear trunk, leaning against the overhead shipping doors (to make room for their decorating).
A thousand bucks each... 😯
Barb
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Posted : 17/11/2011 9:52 am
That things got a wicked *** trunk on it,
if it ever grows up,it will be a NICE one. 😉
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Posted : 17/11/2011 1:44 pm
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The sick Trachy has a new home. Two ft" of trunk. I gave the guy $20.00. The planter it is in is huge. The largest I have now. The three newest spears seem fine. Time will tell if they pull or not. It`s dry as a bone will give it a good drink and then hydrogen peroxide to stop any root rot and some in the spears. Barb that is robbery on those Trachy prices. I`ll check them out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6356053247/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6356053271/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6356053281/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6356053287/
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:53 pm
By this time next year that will be a beauty!
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Posted : 17/11/2011 9:50 pm
Attaboy John!
Did the guy say how long it's been declining?
Under your care it'll bounce back...probably the female Trachy you've been wanting :bounce:
Re the big Trachies at the nursery, yup it's robbery, but they are fab-u-lous.
One or two are still holding dried up inflorescences.
If you go have a look, please take your camera.
Batteries were dead in my camera. 👿
Look forward to seeing your new Trachy spring back.
Barb
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Posted : 17/11/2011 11:23 pm
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Barb the guy said it hadn`t done well since he transplanted it into the large planter,and was very root bound. If it has any root issues the hydrogen peroxide should take care of it. Who knows if all the stress of almost croaking will induce it to flower. I`ll take some pics of those $1000.00 Trachy`s. Are you sure they weren`t wrapped in gold foil? 😆
John
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Posted : 18/11/2011 2:09 pm
the stress of almost croaking will induce it to flower.
That'll do it.
or 35 years in a garbage can before planting out 😛
Re the $1,000 Trachies...wrapping is extra 😆
BTW, they're INSIDE leaning against the loading doors if I didn't mention that.
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Posted : 18/11/2011 2:16 pm
Love the last pic. Looks like my garage.
Nice to see it's going to have a good home and some TLC.
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Posted : 18/11/2011 3:53 pm
Wow john that planter alone was worth the 20 bucks!
The palm just looks a bit neglected. Wont know till next year right?
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Posted : 18/11/2011 5:34 pm
Good score John. If anyone can bring it back to life it's you. 🙂
Posted : 19/11/2011 2:48 am
How did you manage to get that big planter and palm home?? Looks extremely heavy!
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Posted : 19/11/2011 6:51 am
it hadn`t done well since he transplanted it into the large planter,and was very root bound
That reminded me of why I'm not keen on wooden boxes for planters.
Water can easily run out between the slats without even having penetrated the root ball.
And depending on the soil he added around the rootball (which is often clay at nurseries--to hold it together), I think it was dying of thirst.
So--if you haven't done so already--I'd poke 5 or 10 small holes down into the rootball with something no wider than a long chopstick to get water down and into the roots.
Barb
PS--oh, and water it. 😆 😆
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Posted : 19/11/2011 10:33 am
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