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T.Takil before and after
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:59 pm
by Okanagan desert-palms
Here is an example of how fast T.takil grows. I will keep calling them Takil because they are very diferent from T.fortunei at the same age and older. They will be planted in 2 years to see their cold hardiness vs T fortunei.The photos show 8 months of growth.
John
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... &PhotoID=5
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... PhotoID=83
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... PhotoID=84
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:56 pm
by DesertZone
Very cool
I call them Takil as well
If they are the same as T. fortunei then they are a very cool hybrid of the sp.
Takil
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:46 pm
by Okanagan desert-palms
Aaron the next step is to see if they are 3f to 5f cold hardier than fortunei.Not many people growing Trachies out of a zone 8 never mind a T. takil. The zone denial goes on....Till?
John
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:11 am
by Alchris
Til you die John. Til you die.
Allen
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:19 pm
by Okanagan desert-palms
LOL
. Allen I look forward to another 40 to 50 years of trial and not so many errors God willing.
John
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:35 pm
by DesertZone
I hear you guys, I will keep killing them (palm-trees) until I can find one I can live with.
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:59 am
by Jay-Admin
I hear you guys, I will keep killing them (palm-trees) until I can find one I can live with.
Me too.
oky needles...
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:23 pm
by PALMETTOMAN
hey Jay...nice needles!...what do you do with them over the winter?
what temps do you try and keep them at over the winter months?..I have 4 trachys (2 to 3 feet in height)-1st year. Their all potted in the ground and the cool temps haven't seemed to faze them....I'll bring them in when the temps dip to 0C. My climate zone is Toronto Z6 or so..
Palmettoman..........
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takils/needles
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:12 pm
by PALMETTOMAN
Jay,
Nice takils...(your needle pics looked good), where do you keep these during the winter months?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:31 pm
by DesertZone
John,
I like your tornado pic! Looks just like the one that went through (very close to) town here the other day
Needles ect.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:17 pm
by Okanagan desert-palms
Palmettoman I will be bringing all my palms in this winter to my carport with suplemental lighting. Next spring the needles will be planted as will be T. fortunei. They will be protected for the first 2 years. Aaron the tornado is a very rare site for the Okanagan Valley. I wouldn`t want to see them get any bigger than that one pictured.
John