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Trachycarpus weight

RyManUtah

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How does one ballpark the weight of a Trachycarpus fortunei? This lot is getting developed after the 20th, and I’d like to save this palm from the excavators, just don’t want to make it worse if I can’t lift it.  It’s 8’ in total height. 

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@RyManUtah as a side note though,  soil type is going to have the biggest influence on overall weight. Trachies themselves aren't very dense palms so even larger ones (~15') can be moved fairly easily with 2 or 3 people.

I moved 2 that were roughly the same size as the one in question - 1 in sandy soil and 1 in clay soil. The sandy soil tree was about 7' oah and I could manhandle myself. The clay planted one (about 8' oah) was a ball buster. 36" diameter circle around the tree should be safe to get all the roots. My larger trees had 36"-42" diameter root balls when dug up. 

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Thank you! I’ll let you know what happens. Will be one of the next few days. Night if anyone says anything :rolleyes:

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1 hour ago, RyManUtah said:

Thank you! I’ll let you know what happens. Will be one of the next few days. Night if anyone says anything :rolleyes:

Yea man, absolutely. 

Hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do haha

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Palm has been moved to safety. Went to do so last night and somebody was there doing so. Pretty easy extraction with two of us. I think it’ll have a good home with him. 

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4 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Wow theres 2 palm nuts in the same area. Did you introduce him to PT haha 

Right?? Haha. We discussed it. He doesn’t do technology very well, but I did write it down for him. 

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23 hours ago, RyManUtah said:

Right?? Haha. We discussed it. He doesn’t do technology very well, but I did write it down for him. 

Was he sporting a shiny flip phone ? Haha 

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26 minutes ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Was he sporting a shiny flip phone ? Haha 

I mean, it’s quite possible. This area has a pretty hefty percentage as a retirement community.  B)

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47 minutes ago, RyManUtah said:

I mean, it’s quite possible. This area has a pretty hefty percentage as a retirement community.  B)

So your just fitting in with the whole palm garden thing right :interesting: 

T J 

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1 hour ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Was he sporting a shiny flip phone ? Haha 

Hey now..... I resemble that, but they told me my phone would no longer work and I'd have to modernize so even I have one of those smarter than me phones now! Just don't ask me to do more than one thing at a time on it!

@RyManUtah  GOOD WORK!!

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11 minutes ago, NOT A TA said:

Hey now..... I resemble that, but they told me my phone would no longer work and I'd have to modernize so even I have one of those smarter than me phones now! Just don't ask me to do more than one thing at a time on it!

@RyManUtah  GOOD WORK!!

Thats funny you have been told that cause I work with a couple guys who are still rocking there flip phones haha 

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8 minutes ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Thats funny you have been told that cause I work with a couple guys who are still rocking there flip phones haha 

For my use they were actually better. I've had 2 Galaxy S-7 edge phones that were each dropped one time in a rubber cover from desk chair seat height that killed them. Now I'm on a Galaxy A-6 but the camera isn't as good  as the ones were in the S-7's so I'm back to a phone AND taking the Nikon camera with me. uggggggg Like many people of a certain age I can't read the damn phone without powerful reading glasses anyway so half the time the damn thing is useless. I don't even bother trying to use the web with it. Oh, gotta go yell at those kids , "GET OFFA MY LAWN!!!"

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No hate from me at all!

I like flip phones, myself. I do have needs for a smartphone, although i avoided one for a long time. I have a hard time typing on a touch screen, as I’m sure we’ve all noticed :floor2: 

also, most of my friends are older than me. B)

1 hour ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

So your just fitting in with the whole palm garden thing right :interesting: 

Basically. There’s a lot I love about living in Utah. I may not always be here, but it will do for now.  Growing up in the northern mountains, Where you have winter and July as seasons, this is where I wanted to be. It’s the only populated 8b area in the state. 

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7 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Thats funny you have been told that cause I work with a couple guys who are still rocking there flip phones haha 

Hey I'm one of 5 people on this earth that still doesn't have a cell phone. It aggravates my wife at times but I'm good with not having a leash attached to me at all times thank you. B)

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3 hours ago, RJ said:

Hey I'm one of 5 people on this earth that still doesn't have a cell phone. It aggravates my wife at times but I'm good with not having a leash attached to me at all times thank you. B)

I know of atleast another PT member on here that doesnt have a cell phone. I wont name him but he knows who he is haha. I wish I didnt need a phone but if I didnt have one no PT for me =/ I currently dont own a computer =) 

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It won't be that heavy at all, depending how much of the rootball and soil you take up with it. I have moved Fortunei in a smallish pot with 5 foot of trunk and would estimate the weight of them to be around 100 pounds. An 8 foot specimen with quite a bit of rootball and soil would probably be about 150-175 pounds. 

Good luck with it! :greenthumb:

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On 2/22/2020 at 7:20 AM, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

I know of atleast another PT member on here that doesnt have a cell phone. I wont name him but he knows who he is haha. I wish I didnt need a phone but if I didnt have one no PT for me =/ I currently dont own a computer =) 

Guilty as charged.  LOL!  

Ryan, nice work on the save!  Noticed a neighbor in my subdivision on the same mission.  Rescued a neglected Trachy and planted on a nearby vacant lot.  It was previously in a location with western sun exposure and wasn't watered enough.  Now it's getting (or will be getting) western shade from an oak.  Looks terrible but still alive.  Hope it gets re-established as I'm sure it won't get the attention you will be providing yours!

 

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Interesting that one right across the street from where it was planted in nearly full shade looks SO MUCH better!

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Great work!

trachycarpus and Washingtonia are pretty common here, but I don’t think they need to be bulldozed. I rather enjoy looking at them. They certainly take the chill out of the winter days, psychologically 

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