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My Bronx paradise

bronxboynyc71

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4th year in the ground. These palms can really do well in NYC, with mininmal protecton. Here's some tips for you brave northern growers. So far they worked for me. Plant your palms close to your house for extra protection. I think i overwinterized this year,  But still looking pretty damm good. These palms just need to stay dry in the winter. Wet and freezing is the enemy. Keep the crown dry at all times, even in the summer. Keep the fronds away from the moisture in your enclosements. Enclosures need to be well ventilated. Don't winterize until mid December or even late December. Don't overdue protection, to much is just as bad as less protection. Never prune anything green. Feel free to cut anything brown. If the top of the fronds is brown just cut the brown, even green stems stay. The palm needs the nutrients from the fronds. I hope these tips help. Unfortunately  I'm learning from trial and error. Good luck and have a great growing season..... Robert

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8 hours ago, bronxboynyc71 said:

. Keep the crown dry at all times, even in the summer.

 

well that sounds a bit strange..Trachies thrive in rain, especially in summer. I have a bunch in the ground and pots ranging between seedling and 3 meter (10ft) and they really like rain here outside winter. I live in the Netherlands so we get cold weather as well, tho probably not so much as you do.

Give them plenty of water in summer and they will rocket, especially iwhen grown n the ground

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Looks great.  Additionally windmills like a lot of nitrogen for rapid growth.

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100% Agree!  I have 7 in the ground here in zone 5b/6a and over protecting can be damaging which then leads to it taking a whole summer season energy spent re growing new fronds vs adding trunk height.

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Whoa!

Ever try Rhapidophyllum?

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You are a palm pioneer. Keep up the good work.

Meg

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Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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11 hours ago, rice said:

well that sounds a bit strange..Trachies thrive in rain, especially in summer. I have a bunch in the ground and pots ranging between seedling and 3 meter (10ft) and they really like rain here outside winter. I live in the Netherlands so we get cold weather as well, tho probably not so much as you do.

Give them plenty of water in summer and they will rocket, especially iwhen grown n the ground

I agree that trachys need lots of water in the summer. But I never water above the crown, usually just the soil. We get lots of rain here in NY and I always worry about the crown getting to wet to offten. I am far from an palm expert, unfortunately i am learning all this trail and error. However these are things that are working for me. I appreciate and value everyone's opinion, because I need all the knowledge I can get. I'm sure it must be really challenging growing in your zone. I wish you luck. Have a great growing summer

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1 hour ago, DoomsDave said:

Whoa!

Ever try Rhapidophyllum?

No. I'm way to impatient. I really like faster trunking palms. But thinking about planting them on my beach club in the Bronx. I want a tropical look at the club, with out having to be a slave to the palm. Needle palms would probably a great fit there.

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20 minutes ago, bronxboynyc71 said:

No. I'm way to impatient. I really like faster trunking palms. But thinking about planting them on my beach club in the Bronx. I want a tropical look at the club, with out having to be a slave to the palm. Needle palms would probably a great fit there.

They're not glacially slow, though they are slower than Trachies. Watch for the needles, though they're only a problem if you have to "man-handle" one.

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Needles can be slow, but where you place them, now much water they get can speed up their growth. Also, buy as large as you can afford.

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16 hours ago, bronxboynyc71 said:

I agree that trachys need lots of water in the summer. But I never water above the crown, usually just the soil. We get lots of rain here in NY and I always worry about the crown getting to wet to offten. I am far from an palm expert, unfortunately i am learning all this trail and error. However these are things that are working for me. I appreciate and value everyone's opinion, because I need all the knowledge I can get. I'm sure it must be really challenging growing in your zone. I wish you luck. Have a great growing summer

Hi!

sure, trial and error is the best way and whatever works for you of course.

I cannot really speak for your zone/climate of course but I will say that from my modest experience here Trachies seem to be a lot hardier than I ever thought. And I don't just mean temperature-wise. Our summers are really short, with lot's of rain often. Yet the few trachies I have in my garden seem to really thrive here. So my conclusion is they must really like the wet weather, at least outside winter (wet/freezes are of course a problem still).

With the risk of getting off topic (I'm a newbie tho an active reader of this forum and others for a while) I'll just post a recent pic of one of my trachies.

It's in the ground for a bunch of years and has never been protected whatsoever. It has seen freezes and doesn't blink for all the rain we get.

And it just started flowering for the first time..so so far so good:)

again apologies for my intrusion here, best of luck to you and your bronxparadise!

T

may01-2016 Trachycarpus fortunei // unprotected in Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I do try to cover mine from rain/snow in the winter, aside from that they get whatever's thrown at them.

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