Naturalizing Trachys

[WSimpson]

I was amazed last year when I looked behind one of my female Trachys and saw seedlings and  small plants . I have plenty of Minors volunteering but wasn't expecting little Trachys . 

One picture below  is of one   Gardenia flower that is way late  . My Gardenias stopped flowering weeks ago but this one flower finally opened . 

Below is my largest naturalized Trachy  dug up last year . I'll plant it out maybe next year . Below that picture is the male  , below that is the female , and below that are pictures of some other seedlings . 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Will Simpson

[RyManUtah]

Great job! They seem very happy! I

’m slightly envious. Trachycarpus won’t germinate ourtdoors here. 

[WSimpson]

Thanks ,

The Trachy in the last picture ( and in the pot in the first picture )  was the first one I saw and it was  in incredibly deep shade . It seemed like such a perfect little Trachy and totally surprised me . I looked around more and saw others under that Cypress that I had to move branches with my leg to get a camera shot . So all of those Trachys were almost invisible until I went back into that deep shady area and found them . 

What a great surprise .

Will

[NCFM]

If you ever decide to sell any of those seedlings I’d definitely be interested 

[WSimpson]

How many did you want ? I'd like  to dig them and  nurse them through a little transplant shock for a short while . 

 

 

[NCFM]

21 minutes ago, Will Simpson said:

How many did you want ? I'd like  to dig them and  nurse them through a little transplant shock for a short while . 

 

 

Just one or two of the trachies, but I'd probably buy as many of the s. minor seedlings as you're willing to sell. Do you know what variety they are?

[WSimpson]

The Trachys are a Taylor Form male and an unknown stiffer fronded  female .

The Minors are NC ecotypes .

I just thought of something and that is that maybe some of those  seedlings  in my pictures are Minors . The thin fronded ones are Trachys ,  but the wider ones might be Minors . You or others  on this board may have thought the same thing but were too nice to point it out . 

I'll check tomorrow and try to find out how many I know are Trachys . You can certainly take 20 or more Minors from around the yard . Some of my Minor volunteers are pretty big and would leave a big hole if they were dug in a professional way , but I have a lot of tiny ones . If you wanted some of the bigger ones some soil would be needed to replace what was dug out as a rootball . 

We'll discuss it further once I count my Trachys tomorrow .

Will

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Will Simpson

[NCFM]

Oh cool! Did your original minors come from Gary’s Nursery by chance? I know he sells lots of NC ecotypes. 
 

I may be wrong, but I believe this one and the one on the left in the second picture are sabal minors: 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by NC_Palm_Enthusiast

[GeorgiaPalms]

Nice looking palm!

[WSimpson]

9 hours ago, NC_Palm_Enthusiast said:

Oh cool! Did your original minors come from Gary’s Nursery by chance? I know he sells lots of NC ecotypes. 
 

I may be wrong, but I believe this one and the one on the left in the second picture are sabal minors: 

 

They are from Gary 

 

9 hours ago, NC_Palm_Enthusiast said:

Oh cool! Did your original minors come from Gary’s Nursery by chance? I know he sells lots of NC ecotypes. 
 

I may be wrong, but I believe this one and the one on the left in the second picture are sabal minors: 

 

 

9 hours ago, NC_Palm_Enthusiast said:

Oh cool! Did your original minors come from Gary’s Nursery by chance? I know he sells lots of NC ecotypes. 
 

I may be wrong, but I believe this one and the one on the left in the second picture are sabal minors: 

 

Yes ,  they are from Gary .

[WSimpson]

It's possible some of the larger fronded seedlings are Sabal Birminghams . There's a palm 30 feet away from that spot . There's a large leaved seedling right under the Birmingham too .

Will