I have just a small seedling that sits in my unheated coldframe year round. Too early to tell what it's capable of. It's highly unlikely these will ever become main stream or widely available. A collector palm only.

Cheers, Barrie.

These are among the slowest growing of all the Trachycarpus species I have. From what I have learned from others with this palm it is marginal planted in a zone 8 and needs protection.

John

They are hardy from 10 F. to 110 F. They are also the fastest Trachycarpus I have grown from seed. The ones in the photo above are 14-15 months old.

ooh, Stevea07, those are beauties.

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As with many other Trachy, hybridization seems to be almost routine.
Barb

I agree that princeps is one of the faster growing trachys,mine has put out 5 new leaves since opening its first fan in march-
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