Takil is slower than Fortunei,like Manipur,Latisecus,Oreophilus and Martianus but probably picks it upa bit once it gets some size. Europalms is the ...

The palms look like Naini Tal rather than Takil.Most of the growers(nursery people-not saying you) do not keep up with the latest on Takil,unfortunate...

Yea,it really is a fun/rewarding hobby,mypalms should start getting big enough to be able to see this yearfrom the road:D Mostly people notice the Ban...

I hear ya :)

I remember seeing picture of that yard before :D PaulHow the **** did you cook a Trachy in styrofoam?Here's a link to the cheapest place for Thermocub...

Everything looks healthy,do you have a picture of your Takil?It must be pretty small as the seeds have only been out for a couple years.

Some of the Sabals are right up there in toughness with any palm....that reminds me,I forgot to protect the one I (threw)plantedon the side of the hou...

Looking good-try and get your cat a little closer to the Waggie for optimum heating efficiency :wink:

For what it's worth I just hooked up some mini lights to my thermo cube. I also have a couple of cable heaters wrapped around soda bottles in there......

Back on topic, I like the look of oreophilius, too bad it's so tender and difficult!Yea,it's a great looking palm,it does not grow in very cold areas ...

More insulation.

Nice Barb!always fun to get some new seeds!Cyriak from France sent me 25 Manipur seed to germinate :D

PaulI don't know if you have kept up with all the Trachy threads on the European palm forumbut these 2 ridge Takil seedlings are surely the real deal,...

Hey Billy boy!PaulI have 2 Oreophilus seedlings left,they are doing great.I lost about 10 of them before I changed the planting medium and put them in...

Nice BarbIf that is warm for you it means the pattern will mostlikely break in about 2-3weeks here and be mild while you guys get cold again :pukerigh...