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Tall Windmills


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Biggest Trachy in my neighbourhood. Snow-capped Mount Moriarty of the Vancouver Island Ranges in the background. 
 

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Zone 8b, Csb (Warm-summer Mediterranean climate). 1,940 annual sunshine hours 
Annual lows-> 19/20: -5.0C, 20/21: -5.5C, 21/22: -8.3C, 22/23: -9.4C, 23/24: 1.1C (so far!)

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Just found this super tall one in Whittier, California while searching on street view. Classic super tall and skinny Southern California Trachy, it's 2-3 times as tall as the house!

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The tall waggies on palmpedia look pretty good, They look like washingtonia and personally I think they definitely need to keep a bit of skirt because without the skirt I can see how they might not look very full or appealing

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8 hours ago, ZPalms said:

The tall waggies on palmpedia look pretty good, They look like washingtonia and personally I think they definitely need to keep a bit of skirt because without the skirt I can see how they might not look very full or appealing

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Agreed, love them! Are those the ones at the LA County Arboretum? Classic tall and skinny Southern California Trachys.

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10 hours ago, Alex High said:

Agreed, love them! Are those the ones at the LA County Arboretum? Classic tall and skinny Southern California Trachys.

Yes! Palmpedia has them labeled Los Angeles arboretum, I would love to go to that place some day 😍

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On 4/24/2023 at 9:09 AM, Alex High said:

Washington, D.C.'s finest (tallest that I know of). Came through this winter with a low of 7 degrees Fahrenheit unscathed. It's nearly 30 ft tall! Pretty impressive considering they are somewhat marginal here. This one has survived many deep freezes including 2014.

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They better plant a good sized 5 gal replacement next to it, because once it tops that roof level ,there'll be no more cold protection from the north.

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57 minutes ago, Luis Arroyo said:

They better plant a good sized 5 gal replacement next to it, because once it tops that roof level ,there'll be no more cold protection from the north.

Yeah hopefully that won't be for a number of years but it's getting close. I wonder how/if this palm has developed additional cold tolerance after surviving all those bad freezes and reaching this size. I will keep everyone posted on its progress, pretty impressive given our climate!

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On 5/25/2023 at 4:11 PM, Foxpalms said:

A few in Torquay (UK).

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They look sad when really tall, thats why you keep them around 10-20ft tall.

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2 hours ago, ChicagoPalma said:

They look sad when really tall, thats why you keep them around 10-20ft tall.

How would someone go about keeping a palm tree shorter?

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18 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

How would someone go about keeping a palm tree shorter?

Just look at bonsai growers, some people found ways to keep palms short.

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4 hours ago, ChicagoPalma said:

Just look at bonsai growers, some people found ways to keep palms short.

I should have known. Bahaha.

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On 5/21/2023 at 4:33 AM, ZPalms said:

The tall waggies on palmpedia look pretty good, They look like washingtonia and personally I think they definitely need to keep a bit of skirt because without the skirt I can see how they might not look very full or appealing

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I agree, in generally every palm I can think of looks better with a skirt. I'm not sure why so many people prefer the over manicured look. 

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On 11/27/2023 at 2:44 PM, ChicagoPalma said:

They look sad when really tall, thats why you keep them around 10-20ft tall.

That's why I prefer washingtonia and wish they would use that instead more often as the taller they get the better they look whilst with trachys they look worse when taller.

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11 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

That's why I prefer washingtonia and wish they would use that instead more often as the taller they get the better they look whilst with trachys they look worse when taller.

From my perspective, I prefer taller Trachycarpus (any size really) and shorter W. robusta. The 75' to 100' robustas look awkward and spindly.

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A recent Windmill cut down. 😲This pic shows it as a new planting in 2011. It was exceeding the flag pole adjacent to it in overall height before seeing the saw. It had a large, beautiful healthy crown. If I get a chance to speak to the residents, I'll inquire as to it's demise. Shame really.

 

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