Dug up and repotted the Trachy today!

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Despite all your assurances that I could probably build and heat a nice frame to protect my 30 year old Trachy during its first winter outside, sorry, guys, but I chickened out and dug it out today.

It did LOVE being in the ground all summer...still shooting a spear October 24th!

The dig begins!

Mixed bark mulch with good quality native soil

A foot down hit rock hard clay 👿
Notice fleshy and healthy surface roots, all with nice white growing tips.

Thank goodness for horsepower...people power wasn't doing it 😥

Like my photo caption says: I'm no physics major, but this rootball doesn't look like it'll fit the pot!

Had to remove some soil from roots to fit the pot. Lotsa roots!

A little high in the pot. Hope watering will settle it in a few inches lower.

Looks pretty skinny with lower fronds removed. Wrapped a blanket around it...tonight's forecasted winds might dry it out.

It'll spend winter in the barely-heated building with these others already indoors:

It feels good to be ready for winter. Almost. 😉
Barb

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Posted : 25/10/2007 12:49 am

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Thanks for the great photo's detailing the procedure 8)

( Your CIDP looks like it is doing good too! )

Steve

Posted : 25/10/2007 10:13 am

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Nice pics. The trachy did pretty good outside this year.

Allen

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Posted : 25/10/2007 10:39 am

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Allen and Steve,
The CIDP did appear to spring back nicely from its rough transplant and root loss, despite my not being able to keep roots warm afterwards.

Trachy put out frond after frond in quick succession.
In case we have a really brutal Canadian winter, I can relax knowing it'll be safe indoors. And if winter is mild, I'll put it back outside in its pot in late winter.

I've had enough of digging for a while (groan) 😉
Barb

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Posted : 25/10/2007 11:03 am

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Congrats everything looks real healthy

Posted : 25/10/2007 1:15 pm

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Barb ... you're more adventurous than I am. For me, I plant whats there to stay. Hey, I don't even like this Halloween theme and those damned flying bats!

Cheers, Barrie.

Posted : 25/10/2007 2:48 pm

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Barrie, you're lucky you live in an area where just about everything will grow. I did it for my sanity this winter...maybe it was too late! 😆

They're not bats...they're fungus gnats 😉
Barb

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Posted : 25/10/2007 7:04 pm

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Nice work Barb. I don't blame you for digging it up and bringing it inside. Maybe next year you could get a smaller trachy and work on your overwintering technique, but not with that big one. Hope everything goes well this winter for everyone.

Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 25/10/2007 10:15 pm

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Barb,

Nice work, I really like the pictures. The front end loader really helped out, huh.

Dean

Posted : 26/10/2007 9:43 am

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Thanks Dean, yup I'd be at the chiropractor without that tractor.
Barb

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Posted : 26/10/2007 11:57 am

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Hello barb now its my turn to bring things in. We are supposed to get our first freeze this week so I decided to start.
I dont look 6ft in this pic. I had to whack leaves for over an hour lol.
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Posted : 06/11/2007 8:16 pm

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macario, just the other day I was wondering when you'd post digging plants up for winter.
And here you are! Good 😀

Holy cow, macario, you're either 4 feet tall or those musa are 12 feet!
A machete would work nicely 😆
And look at your palms...wow beautiful.

Nice microclimate up against the house and fence.
Did everything grow well for you this year? Did we see summer pics of your palm yard? (*memory*, sorry)

We'll look forward to winterizing pics of your big palms (you know...the ones it takes 3 friends to help lift up in spring). 😉

oppalm, that's a good idea...maybe I'll try it with my new Trachy Naini Tal, easier to work with and cover at that size.

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Posted : 06/11/2007 10:01 pm

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barb I am 6ft tall. In the pic I was leaning over slightly. The bananas were about 12ft until I whacked the leaves. Ill have more pics soon. One sabal palmettto made it nicely and the other bit the dust.(the ones my friends help me with )

Posted : 06/11/2007 11:34 pm

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Just kidding about the 4 foot height, macario

Sorry that you lost that Sabal Palmetto. 😥
Was that the palm that was 8 or 9 feet tall, laying down wrapped, in your pics before you and your friends planted it?
Barb

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Posted : 07/11/2007 11:23 am

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Yes barb it was one of the 2 laying on there side all winter. They were about 10ft each the larger one died. The smaller one is doing GREAT! we will see if it lives through winter number 2.

Posted : 07/11/2007 2:21 pm