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While there's a lot of good information here, based on my own personal experience in north Alabama and with about the same size Trachy it sounds like ...

Well, MY night of sleeplessness down here in "north" Alabama came last week. Actually it was about 3 nights of lower teens in some areas and I don't ...

Greetings Tomj,I understand your concerns completely. I have a nice, healthy 6' Trachycarpus Fortunei which is a repacement for the smaller one I los...

Thanks Wes. I feel fairly confident that the slope is about right for good drainage even with the somewhat clay soil. My main concern is keeping the...

Admittedly, I plan to give it a little extra TLC this first year such as a cover during below 20F stretches. I also read that it wouldn't hurt to she...

Hi Barb, I'm pretty much satisfied now that it is getting proper water, but my concern before seeing the new spears was whether it was "too little - ...

I slacked off and didnt water them like I should and a few of the lower leaves turned brown. This year was another learning lesson and next year the i...

Those are nice Trachys. It's also encouragement for us greenies down here who used to think that anything lower than 32F would kill any palm. Hopefu...

The "poor little thing" is my only palm right now. But tomorrow we're headed down to Destin for the weekend so that 'could' change. I've had an asso...

Hi Barb,Thanks for the reply. When I set the little palm out beside our driveway back in April it was about 5' tall with deep green fans and it reall...

Well, after a few days of rain I was greeted with a welcome site as I checked on my tree this morning. There are two nice green spears rising up from...

Thanks for the info. And finally, considering the time of year and the fact that it has only had about 6 months to adjust to its new environment, how...

Unless you give it a long watering (couple hours) to allow the water to penetrate deeply, only the top 1-3inches will become wet which will either not...

I used quite a bit of gravel at the bottom of the hole and it is planted on a slight grade. I feel pretty good about the drainage although I think it...