Looks like it just got back from boot-camp. 8)

nice hair cut Barb! He/She is getting huge!! 🙂

Very nice! Thanks for taking the photos for us.

Great work, Barb! There is a member of another forum from Ontario who also has a flowering T. fortunei. He's looking for pollen to produce some viable, hardy seeds. Please PM me if you'd be able to help out!

Good idea Barb!

I hesitated at first to cut mine because for a few,the whole post trunk cutting history
(and 2 more pulls)was recorded in the leaves....but I figured some have graduated
from spear pull...at least the kind they has a s youngsters.....so..

Thanks everybody.

Cameron, sent you a PM ... hope it's not too late to collect pollen.
It's been flowering for probably a month already, through all our rainstorms (total of 4.5 inches rain in about 9 days...virtually unheard of here!)
The reason I mention the rain is...would any pollen remain or was it knocked off by storms?

Jim, yup, decided to cut after you cut your Washies.
Besides when they're bigger than juveniles I figured the Trachy could do without the lower leaves, especially since fertilizer has been applied.

Barb

He looks great Barb. A sure sign of a healthy Trachy when they hold onto their oldest fronds for a long time. How are the Washy`s doing?

John

Thanks John.

Washies are doing great, despite the lack of heat here this spring.

Washy filifera:
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Washy filibusta:
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We're getting a pounding rainstorm right now...phoned H (who works near you) and he said not a drop of rain there! 😐
So you're probably walking around in flip flops and shorts.
I'm wearing a sweater again. 😥 😥

How's your stuff doing?

Barb

Barb the Washy`s are looking great! The heat is starting now! I`ll post some pics of some new palms I picked up on the cheap when I get some time.

John

Look forward to seeing them...plus WHERE 😆 😆
Barb

Barb I bought two large Trachy`s and a large Butia capitata from the buy and sell here. The ad was in for two months. I offered him half of what he was asking for all three. I think the fact that he knew they were going to a good home was why he sold them so cheap. Pics soon.

John

Kelowna's Buy'n'Sell is a lot more interesting than anything on sale here...just tractors and horses for sale 😆

Can't wait to see your new acquisitions John.
To find a Butia for sale in the Okanagan is rare...good for you.

Barb

Wow, that's a big palm....and quite the haircut!!

Hi Barb

Your Washies look good......hopefully you'll get some heat to ramp the growth up.