Explorer Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Here in Europe we have now lots of Trachycarpus takil grown from seeds collected recently in India in habitat. I wander if its also be grown now in North America. It has shown here good coldhardiness so it should be a nice addition to the list of coldhardy palms grown overthere. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasColdHardyPalms Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Not that I know of. From the way it looks I will only grow NOVA from now on, no more fortunai or Waggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben in Norcal Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I've picked up some at Golden Gate Palms in Richmond, CA. They have lots of the rarer trachies - takil, martianus, latisectus, etc. Ben RogersOn the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W My back yard weather station: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=37.954%2C-121.945&sp=KCACONCO37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthFlpalmguy Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I have 300 or so seeds sowed now but doubt you'll find many in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I am looking if there is any nursery overthere wich would be interested to import young ones from my country. A Dutch nursery from which I know the owner well is growing them from seeds by the thousends. Those seeds come from the Kalamuni area where also my profil picture had been taken. I have been twice to that area and I am only one of the few Westerners wich has visited that area. Its a real Trachycarpus takil Shangri La overthere... Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarasota alex Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Floribunda Palms has T. takil seedlings for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashaeffer Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Yes, Jungle Music near San Diego. Kept one in a pot, and planted the other In the ground(will protect In winter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yes, Jungle Music near San Diego. Kept one in a pot, and planted the other In the ground(will protect In winter) Thanks, I will contact them. Kind regards, Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I had a look at the website of jungle music. I know there are a few T. takil planted out et several places in California. But there is always the possibility that seeds from those T. takil will produce some hybrids with other Trachycarpus like T. fortunei. With T. takil seeds from the wild you do not have that problem as there are no other Trachycarpus in that area. Well not in the 2 areas I have seen them. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashaeffer Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Here it is. Will be first winter in the ground, protected of course. This is on the South side of my house so gets a lot of sun and warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Here it is. Will be first winter in the ground, protected of course. This is on the South side of my house so gets a lot of sun and warmth. T. Takil.jpg Trachycarpus takil in Nebraska, thats a very nice experiment! Tropical summer but also Russian winters overthere. A very continental climate! Here where I live in The Netherlands it never gets that extreme. We have plenty Trachycarpus fortunei here, grows well in our climate and has shown good winterhardiness. Well at least in the milder parts of the country. T. takil is a new palm here, but it seems to have similair coldhardiness as T. fortunei. Its real coldhardiness we will learn after we get one day a nasty cold winter. The test of the pudding is in the eating so to say. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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