Moving Trachycarpus fortunei

[ahosey01]

I have a Trachycarpus fortunei that I need to move but desperately do not want to lose.

How do these transplant?  Can anyone share experience?

[BeyondTheGarden]

How big?  

I've moved a couple and so far, I haven't had a single one that seemed to notice. 

[Allen]

You should be fine.  Best to wait till spring if you can.

[jwitt]

1 hour ago, Allen said:

You should be fine.  Best to wait till spring if you can.

He's in Wickenberg.  This may be the best "planting"  time for this species of palm in his climate.   

 

[Allen]

9 hours ago, jwitt said:

He's in Wickenberg.  This may be the best "planting"  time for this species of palm in his climate.   

 

Low 20's there just last night right?  Anyway I get your reasoning

[ahosey01]

13 minutes ago, Allen said:

Low 20's there just last night right?  Anyway I get your reasoning

Close... 28F - after a 71F day.  Which has been typical this last three weeks or so.  40F-50F variation between night and day is fairly standard for me in the winter.

Keep in mind that our weather out here is very stable.  In most years we don't get big variations in lows from day to day or even week to week.  We will typically have a cold month or cold few weeks (the last couple weeks).  I expect 26F-28F is the lowest I'll get this year, barring a big freeze.  We'll see though.

If we get a big like, once-in-a-decade freeze, I'm guessing I'll get down closer to 15F or maybe slightly lower.  Fingers crossed that's an overestimation of cold but it certainly seems possible!

[jwitt]

That's springtime for a trachy!

[Fallen Munk]

They move just fine but are a bit slow to get growing again after relocation.

[Chester B]

The bigger they are the longer it takes for them to settle in their new home.  But yes they can be moved at any size.

[Jack Lord]

Years ago, I moved three of them. All around 4 feet tall. They took a bit of time to regain their "glow" but came out just fine.

[Harry’s Palms]

I've never transplanted one but I've grown a couple of them in the ground and one in a pot( I gave that to a relative in Northern California-still alive) . They are super hardy palms . I was visiting my brother in Mariposa California(near Yosemite) and I saw three of them about 10-12 feet tall with snow on the ground around them. I asked the manager at the hotel how long they had been there , he said they planted them when they were small. They looked very healthy!