That was my thought, too. Heck, I've had potted W. robusta and even Bizzie see that in the past couple of weeks (pots too big to move back inside on m...

Nice!I have not planted anything yet--just doing bed clean-up. In the process I saw a few Canna spears starting to emerge. That and the overnight low ...

Interesting discussion indeed!I have given up on the leaf cage method down here as I always got rot that way. :?

CIDP in the ground would be a huge undertaking--heated soil, like Bill does for Musa. Plus a palm hut of course. Maybe we'll talk you into it in a few...

Tim,great thread, and as a a serial Trachy killer I really appreciate the discussion. Let's please keep it up! --Erik

It is always hard to tell signal from noise so it may be years before we know if this is a coincidence or not. :( All my (rather distant) connections...

Heidi,I'm very glad you are back, and appreciate this thread. I'd like to use it to ask novice questions about Trachy. I struggle with them and have f...

Paul, before you buy a tractor read this thread and make sure your neighbours have a bigger tractor :oops: --Erik

Great!Even the less-protected Trachy looks pretty good, but the protected one looks fantastic. Nice that banana stems are still standing. They will ta...

Heidi,yes, we want Trachy updates! Mine look awful so I want to enjoy, vicariously, yours as well as Barb's. Barb,I like the concept of using W's trac...

One more thing--the Trachy hut. We took down the palm hut over the Chamaedorea the other day. A LOT of work. The third "man" was my 11-year-old. :lol...

Wes, if you do not mind an ignorant palm-grower's answer, there is quite a bit of late winter rain in their native range. --Erik

Barb,looks great. Rocky soil and a steep slope should be good for Washy. The W. filifera down in Texas proved their hardiness last month, and of cours...

Corrosion,great story. I was tempted to do the same thing in January when I saw that Cocos were downright weedy on islands off the coast of Belize, bu...

Jim,it sure looks good to me--like the wild ones down south. :D --Erik