You could plant it now,I planted a T.wag in Dec with major protection and it is doing fine. You will need to protect it and heat I'm sure.It could be done.If it's a large palm or one your really attached to you may want to wait-It's a little bit of a gamble but it surly could be done.

Spring is defintely optimal for planting palms.There are exceptions as Jim stated in previous post.

John

I would wait too. My friend gave me a really nice true takil grown from seed in 2000 about a month ago and I waited on that. It has a foot or so trunk with a small palm growing off the side. I transplanted it to a 30 gal from a 15 or so. What a nice palm thats going to be, it's lime green color. He also gave me a good sized greensboro hardy trachy which is way different than standard. I'll post pictures if anyone is interesed.

Bill

Yes, Bill post away.

Thanks for the reply palm folk. 🙂

Here's some of those pictures of the palms my friend gave me. It was really nice of him these are some pretty cool palms.

Takil grown from seed in 2000, with a friend growing off the side. This picture dose nothing for how nice this palms colors are. It's planted in a 30 gallon vented pot from a root bound 10 gallon. It started to grow as soon as I transplanted it.

Here's the Greensboro NC Trachy, you can tell this one is going to have nice shape. It's planted in the 10 gallon pot from the Takil. Regular Trachy from Fla a little smaller to compare.

Here's a regular Needle in a 7 gallon pot, there are 7 little needles palms in there.

Here's 3 3 gallon Trachy latisectus that will be nice to have when there big.

And last but not least 5 palmettos in 5 gallon pots and 5 minors in 3 gallon pots. In the back ground is the start to next years new banana groves there about 60 little ones just moved to 3 gallon pots.

Thanks for looking,
Bill

Bill,great pics.Thanks for posting them.
If your really interested in Trachycarpus you might enjoy looking at the European Palm Forum,they have been growing these for longer then we have in the states and there is a lot of info about them,Martin Gibbons post's on there sometimes and I think you might enjoy reading about Takil,Latisectus and some of the other Trachys.You could try a searce for Takil or whatever for more info.

Thanks Jim! I'm sure they have some great info on there site. I will most definitely register. My girlfriend starts teaching again next week so I will have more time to read stuff.

Thanks again,
Bill

Great pics Bill! also you'll have a nice banana grove next year!

Heidi

Wow, Bill, what a great selection and sizes.

Bet you'll separate those 7 needles soon; they'll explode with growth in their own pots or in ground.

And holy cow, you'll be competing with Dole pretty soon. 😆 😆 😆
Well done.

Are palms going into that raised brick-fronted planter? Wow, that'd look good!

Barb

The planter has a bunch of stuff in it already. 2 Clevland select pear trees, a brown turkey fig, lavender, hibiscus, lirope evergreen grass, and a bunch of other stuff. So I'm not sure what I'm doing with them, I'll find a spot in spring.

Bill

So I'm not sure what I'm doing with them, I'll find a spot in spring

Typical comment from a palm nut...we all fit into that category! 😆
Barb

Beautiful palms. Nice banana grove too. I gather you'll keep the bananas inside till next year as well?

I must research Trachycarpus a bit more. I'm happy with my Trachycarpus f. seedlings but sound like they could be a fortunei x waggy cross that Joe sent me. Now I'm beginning to wonder but it was at least three years ago. 😉

Hey Jim,
How'd your Nainital do this summer? (now that I remember the name!) 😉

Did you post pics somewhere?
Barb

wow I forgot about this board for a while long time no see barb, jim and everyone else