Really,no interest in these palms?Well here are some pics of the T.tesan I got in the mail today $10 a piece $5 for the Korean T.wagnerianus-Also Garry told me in a e-mail that the mountain T.tesan have seen -2F this winter,anyway here are some pics,the seedlings are the K-T.wags,I also put some of my T.fortunei seedlings pics in there for comparison,note how much more stout and compact the Tesan are compared to T.fort
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Heres a closeup of tesan "trunk" and then my T.fort "trunk"
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And the Korean T.wags
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Are you selling them? My tesan died, but would like try another. Also are the Korean wagies hardier?

I am not seeling them but I know of someone who is,they are very cool plants and I can't wait to see what they are like when they grow up.
I ordered 6 so I can test them in a variety of situations,like trying some in the ground this coming winter but also waiting until some are bigger.
As far as the T.wags go,what I have been able to piece together is that they were possibly growing wild in Korea and that they may be hardier,this is kind of news to me as I thought there were not any growing wild but it seems info about these Trachys change weekly.I am not sure where the seeds came from,the guy I bought them from said they are rare,I am waiting to hear back from himI tend to be trusting of people for the most part until they prove otherwise.
If you want his contact info you can e-mail me at jimpdelaney@yahoo.com
They are sweet plants,Jeff posted a thread about these(I believe last March)on GWF under the title Trachycarpus fortunei"tesan"

Thanks for the good info. 😀

Nice haul, Jim.

Now when are John or Barrie gonna start stocking this neat stuff...for resale into Canada? 😉

Aaron, it died???? was your tesan protected during winter?
I know you generally don't protect your yuccas.

Barb

Thanks Barb,I really love these palms! and for whatever reason a lot of people have checked them out but not bought any which is fine with me cuz I want to buy somemore!These seeds are from Trachys that naturally grow in a very cold area,Garry is sending me some seeds from a mountain Tesan and one of is custumers described them as the size of blueberries!I will post a pic if thats the case.

Jim,
Many of us will follow tesan's progress with interest.

Barb

The T Tesan do look like they have a stockier full figured trunk. I have enough palms in my collection right now. It is tempting though. Good luck Jim.

I noticed the stockier trunk too.
Resembles my "nainital"

Barb

Thanks Oppalm,hows your leaf pile experiment going?I just realized that I have a foot long temp probe that I can poke in the Needle palm leaf piles but so far it has not been cold enough to try out,I wish I would have thought of this when it was -17F,it would have been interesting to see what the difference was.
I am in the same boat with having enough palms but I look at these as an investment and the price is right.
Barb,thats a nice sized Naini Tal I would be interested in a pic of the crown from the top,kristof on EPS is supposed to post a pic of his good sized Naini Tal next to a pic of a 2-3' Tesan the Garry posted,I think the leaves look quite similar at a young age,it will be interesting to compare-

Aaron, it died???? was your tesan protected during winter?
I know you generally don't protect your yuccas.

Barb

Hi Barb,
It was very small and never was planted. It took a lot of cold in it's pot, but was not what killed it. I think I let it go to long without a drink of water last summer. 😳

Jim, I'll take another pic if this is too vague

Aaron,

Hey, I've done that too!
Good reason to get another one 😀
Barb

Nice palm Barb!-how about a shot from higher up to see the leaf structure and crown 😀

Barb I have about ten T.tesan that I got from Maccario as seedlings in 2006. They are going to be a few years yet before they can be put to any type of winter test. I also have about ten Kentucky Trachy very cold hardy said to be frozen solid in their 1 gal. pots for days. As well 14 T. nainital now 3 gal size might try one or two at this size planted this spring. I think I`ll wait and see how T. tesan performs as an adult before I make any more investment in buying anymore for myself or resale. They sound promising we`ll see.

John