Tetrapanex protected

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:14 pm

I finally got to protect my Tetrapanex trunk. I removed the temporary protection and constructed this which has a string of small christmas lights. I hope it works. Note the Cycad is mostly green still with alow of 20F. We hit 19F after......I'll have to recheck to see if it's still green. I need to still protect the half dead Wollemi, Cycad and Citrumelo.

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Andriy · Post by **Andriy** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:44 am

Is this the very first winter of this Tetrapanax?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:34 am

Some serious Tetrapanex love!

Hope it make it Tim,they are such cool plants...kind of an uptown Castor bean

After seeing Bill's I decided to bring a couple inside for the winter,they are somehow
maintaining a few leaves in a south window-looking forward to(hopefully)having
a few that are bigger than knee high.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:25 am

Nice job.
Have you got a remote thermometer in there somewhere, Tim?

Yes, quick, protect that Wollemi please

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:26 pm

this is the second winter for the Tetrapanex...........last winter I did not protect much except for a deep layer of leaves. The trunk died above the leaves and was OK below the leaves.

No remote temperature probe in the Tetrapanex protection.......only time will tell. The 30 day forecast looks good with a low of 7F and the coldest day high of 19F.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:55 pm

Tetrapanax is growing nicely.....update photo.

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:07 pm

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:41 am

holy shit.......... I guess its safe to say your protection worked?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:21 am

only the top 6" of trunk died......and that portion of the trunk was sticking out of the leaves!! The trunk must be zone 7b hardy (at least for short durations).

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:47 pm

Mine have grown bigger than ever this year after sprouting this spring.

I think the competition of other plants so close is stretching them out.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:33 am

Jim.......what do like better Tetrapanax or Castor?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:17 pm

another update photo....

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sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:25 pm

Amazing! Good show, man!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:25 pm

Hey Tim!

What kind of Orange did you send me?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:13 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:another update photo....

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I HAVE to do tetrapanex this spring

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:39 am

I am ready to explore the world of tetrapanex...What is the best way to grow? Should I buy seeds or plants online? How quickly do they take off if grown from seed??

Thanks,
mike

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:45 pm

Hey Jim......that orange was a Poncirus trifoliata.....nice test for your area.....especially this year!

Hey Mike......if you find Tetrapanax seed let me know.....that would be cool to grow from seed. But I'd get an offshoot from the mother plant. If you can't find one let me know and in summer I'm sure I'll have a few more pups..........unless this brutal winter kills it!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:28 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hey Jim......that orange was a Poncirus trifoliata.....nice test for your area.....especially this year!

Hey Mike......if you find Tetrapanax seed let me know.....that would be cool to grow from seed. But I'd get an offshoot from the mother plant. If you can't find one let me know and in summer I'm sure I'll have a few more pups..........unless this brutal winter kills it!

Thanks man, yeah this is the WORST winter ever for me!!!!!!!! Good Luck to you!!!!!1

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:01 pm

I just order some Tetrapanax seed off ebay. What is the best method for germinating the seed?

Thanks,

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:57 pm

I can send you plants

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:23 pm

That could work better.