Wes North Van
@wes-north-van
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Joined: Aug 4, 2004
Last seen: Apr 29, 2015
Topics: 31 / Replies: 876
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palm

Glad to hear that your palm is going to be OK.Trachycarpus fortunei love to have moist soil all the time however they do not like to sit in water so y...

18 years ago
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Barrie

Are you growing princeps or martianus outside at your place?I have some small seedlings of both which I kept in a unheated greenhouse that is right up...

18 years ago
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John

I am assuming you are ordering palms?If so where from?Most places will not ship to Canada.

18 years ago
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Barb

Hi Barb and everyone. I just got back from a long but not long enough holiday in Maui not Mexico.I thought the Mayan Riveria was palm heaven but it is...

18 years ago
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Laaz

I agree with barrie,Brahea Armata does not like to have it's roots disturbed. They are very difficult to transplant.Great looking specimen though.Barr...

18 years ago
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Barrie

Heh, that's the beauty of people, we are all different and it is a good thing otherwise we would all live in Vancouver.Cheers

18 years ago
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Vancouver

And then there are others like me that love the Vancouver area and the alive feel of this city.A city that never sleeps.There are tons of palms here a...

18 years ago
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Sabal Minor

That's fine I will take the sabal minor seeds. They are one of my favourite palms.I will send you a PM

18 years ago
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Seeds

I guess as many as you can spare. I have hundreds of seeds I can send you and like I said if they don't take just let me know and I will resend in Feb...

18 years ago
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Dean

I have some Trachycarpus fortunei seeds but They are from last February so I don't know how good they are. I would be willing to trade and if they did...

18 years ago
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Sabals

Your seedlings are growing about twice as fast as mine.I have sabal palmettos that are as big as yours but they were started in January 2004.The seeds...

18 years ago
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Barb

Good Luck

18 years ago
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Barb

Palms seeds are shipped all over the world without any difficulty.I would take at least 10 just in case.

18 years ago
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Trachycarpus fortunei

These palms need a lot of water. Hence the reason they grow so well in the PNW.Trachies look better here in Vancouver than they do in Las Vegas or Sou...

18 years ago
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hedychium

I usually leave them in the ground throughout the winter. They always come back but it is starting to get too shady where they are so I want to move t...

18 years ago
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