Chester B Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 The stretched out Trachycarpus were shorter than the Choisiya shrubs you see today. And yes the Sabal minor is still there, albeit hard to see. 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 Wider shot from today Trachies somewhere between 13 and 15 feet tall 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 Human male, as in me for scale. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorBold Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Who knew trachy could be a privacy screen? Or a windbreak?? That is amazing.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 They are very versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las Palmas Norte Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I suppose you might have wished to plant that buried Sabal minor elsewhere. It's lost in all that foliage, and I can't spot it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 wow 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 10 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said: I suppose you might have wished to plant that buried Sabal minor elsewhere. It's lost in all that foliage, and I can't spot it. The Choisiya ternata turned out to be much larger than I expected. They can always be removed, I've gotten ruthless this year with removing plants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manalto Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 It's so much nicer to look at than a fence. Well done! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 WOW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorBold Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 21 hours ago, Chester B said: They are very versatile. I really like that they hold their leaves for a long time.. perfect climate for them.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregVirginia7 Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 What a difference 6 years makes! Really nice Trachys…I tend to plant things too close…yours tend to grow close given your talent and climate even when planted with proper spacing…have you considered thinning out a bit to expose the Trachy trunks a little…the nature of their insulated trunks is really fascinating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 9 Author Report Share Posted September 9 (edited) 8 hours ago, GregVirginia7 said: What a difference 6 years makes! Really nice Trachys…I tend to plant things too close…yours tend to grow close given your talent and climate even when planted with proper spacing…have you considered thinning out a bit to expose the Trachy trunks a little…the nature of their insulated trunks is really fascinating. I actually planted these with the thought of them almost acting like a giant needle palm, with a wall of fronds to hide the fence. Sadly many of these have more than 8' of trunk now, and this is the first year that I have been removing old dead fronds. I know once the fronds die back to 5' or 6' from the ground I'll see the fence again and will need to bring in mid level shrubs. As far as exposing the trunks, I have about 36 big Trachys and many are planted singly so I can see furry trunks from just about any spot in my yard. Here are two of the singles. Edited September 9 by Chester B 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorBold Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 36??????!!!!!!??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, Chester B said: Sadly many of these have more than 8' of trunk now If this is sad, then may your Texas "6 years apart" photo thread be mortifying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted September 9 Author Report Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, SailorBold said: 36??????!!!!!!??? Ok so I just counted and its 26 Trachycarpus fortunei with over 4'-14' of trunk, with most in the 7-8' range. I have a few smaller fortunei, and then I have some other trunking Trachycarpus species which number 11, so Trachycarpus total is 37. And yes I know I have a problem.... 37 minutes ago, Jesse PNW said: If this is sad, then may your Texas "6 years apart" photo thread be mortifying! I sure hope so, but I don't know how I'm going to fit 37 Sabals on a 1/4 acre lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted September 10 Report Share Posted September 10 37 minutes ago, Chester B said: I sure hope so, but I don't know how I'm going to fit 37 Sabals on a 1/4 acre lot! There's this guy named Doomsdave... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorBold Posted September 10 Report Share Posted September 10 Lol @DoomsDave It's not a problem.... its inspiring in a Stockholm kind of way.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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