Trachycarpus Species List

[stevethegator]

All trachy's love a degree of shade here as well but they also love our rich sandy loam soal with some degree of augmentation at times. Honestly right above the "fall line" in Georgia is almost perfect for a Trachy. They love the soil and the climate.

My thoughts exactly. The piedmont soils, climate, and elevation (700-1200 feet above sea level) are perfect for Fortunei. After seeing what t. fortunei can look like up here I wouldn't want to grow them further south!

Interestingly, the only place in Florida I've ever seen fortunei look good is Tallahassee, which is located in an intrusion of piedmont-type soils, and even has some terrain (although not much elevation). Piedmont species such as rhododendron minus, mountain laurel, and several hardwood species have their southern most populations in the forests nearby, while pre-ice age Appalachian flora such as torreya were able to escape glaciation and hang on until the present day.

Edited March 25, 2014 by stevethegator

[stevethegator]

Here we go.

This picture was taken March 12th during a snow storm that deposited over a foot of snow and got down to 0 Fahrenheit (-18c)

The following 2 days were at around 8F (-13c)

Wow that is impressive! I've seen dead smaller fortuneis around here after 5F, a snowstorm, and an ice storm, with even some larger specimens showing more damage than yours!

Your protection methods must work, and no doubt have allowed the palm to acclimate somewhat to your conditions

Edited March 25, 2014 by stevethegator