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RE: need advice on planting my new trachys outside! Newbie!!!

I have lots of fortunei and wagnerianus. I will base this for fortunei. Just some background..I am zone 8 living in the UK. My soil is acidic and ...

16 years ago
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RE: xbutyagrus / Mule palm shippment.

I sometimes wish i lived in the US just to own some large butyagrus. If anyone in the US has conditions which could grow butyagrus I would get some f...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Mo, this might be difficult to achieve without doing damage, but could you remove one or two overstory branches (especially the ones that create such ...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Mo,I went back and looked at your pics.In your first picture, there's a cordyline at right bottom."Dazzler"? or "Variegata"?Impressive list for an im...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Mo,Your spring must nearly be at the door...we used to plant (carefully) end-February when I lived in Vancouver (on the Coast). Remember to take pict...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Its nice that they get a long season of sunlight when the leaves are off the trees,I wonder what the growth rate is summer vs winter(sun vs shade) and...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Themes/Barb,thats interesting that you say Trachys do so well in shade,I am wondering what size these palms are and if they have deep root sytems.I do...

16 years ago
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RE: Parajubaea

How do you all think a Butia X Parajubaea would do? Much better choice. Growing well in the Uk although I do not have one yet..have heard good repor...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately not. I did take some pics of the snow but they seem to have been overwritten on my sd card. Although we had a...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Themes in regards to low light or no light is not outside I`m refering to but overwintered inside. My trachy`s grow greener in part shade as well outs...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus Tesan

Barb dryness is a concern as is lack of light. Nice to see yours are in a sunny location. Yours look great.John I have many trachys growing in deep s...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus fortunei with round leaves (T.fortunei Winsan)

Jim,The inheritance of traits such as round leaf would be controlled by many genets interacting. These 'forms' of fortunei are probably caused by some...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus fortunei with round leaves (T.fortunei Winsan)

So,what are their genetics? This is the question nobody seems to be able to answer,this trait came from somewhere,I don't think fortunei just did th...

16 years ago
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RE: WHATS THE BEST COLD HARDY PALM

thanks mo do the butias grow vety well in high heat 90 to 100 Yes they grow very well. Eriospatha is found at Higher elevations in Brazil and Uragua...

16 years ago
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RE: Trachycarpus fortunei with round leaves (T.fortunei Winsan)

That site has changed you need to register here . also www.hardytropicals.co.uk too. I wonder if i can get commission? They have lost users in th...

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