Trachycarpus princeps, sitjong

[happypalms]

Iam actually surprised how quick my trackys are growing once past the baby seedling stage I thought they were all relatively slow. I suppose they are to reach maturity. But iam happy with how they are growing. 

[Hu Palmeras]

They take a while to germinate. I bought 42 seeds, and only one sprouted. The others are already starting to germinate.

[tim_brissy_13]

Any silver colour showing on the Sitijong yet Richard? From what I’ve read, they shouldn’t end up too dissimilar to the Stone Gate princeps (which is a good thing!). 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

They take a while to germinate. I bought 42 seeds, and only one sprouted. The others are already starting to germinate.

Princeps are known to be hard to germinate.

[happypalms]

12 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Any silver colour showing on the Sitijong yet Richard? From what I’ve read, they shouldn’t end up too dissimilar to the Stone Gate princeps (which is a good thing!). 

Haven’t noticed it yet I only looked at them yesterday, I have 4 greenhouses and I know the water requirements of them all, so I only get over once a week to the tacky one. But don’t worry iam building another greenhouse so 5 in total because I don’t I have a lot to do yet 🤣

[Jonathan]

What temperature did you use for germination @happypalms?

[happypalms]

31 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

What temperature did you use for germination @happypalms?

In the greenhouse over about 12 months and almost gave up on them. Average temperature was around 22 degrees Celsius give or take a few. In a styrofoam box with a lid. 

[Frond-friend42]

Very cool. I need to get some styrofoam!

[gyuseppe]

9 hours ago, happypalms said:

Haven’t noticed it yet I only looked at them yesterday, I have 4 greenhouses and I know the water requirements of them all, so I only get over once a week to the tacky one. But don’t worry iam building another greenhouse so 5 in total because I don’t I have a lot to do yet 🤣

5 greenhouses soon! Congratulations!

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Frond-friend42 said:

Very cool. I need to get some styrofoam!

I thought it was already cool enough for you down there, when you say very cool i assume you mean the daytime temperatures you have! Fruit shops have styrofoam box’s or even go see Tassel the fish farmers that are wrecking the Tasmanian environment iam sure they have plenty of styrofoam box’s for there salmon thay I don’t buy! That reminds me did you try candied salmon in sunny  Manitoba. 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

5 greenhouses soon! Congratulations!

That job is still here for you working in them gyuseppe my friend👍

[happypalms]

2 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I thought it was already cool enough for you down there, when you say very cool i assume you mean the daytime temperatures you have! Fruit shops have styrofoam box’s or even go see Tassel the fish farmers that are wrecking the Tasmanian environment iam sure they have plenty of styrofoam box’s for there salmon thay I don’t buy! That reminds me did you try candied salmon in sunny  Manitoba. 

Sorry frond friend I thought you where Jonathan in Tasmania🤣

[Jonathan]

20 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I thought it was already cool enough for you down there, when you say very cool i assume you mean the daytime temperatures you have! Fruit shops have styrofoam box’s or even go see Tassel the fish farmers that are wrecking the Tasmanian environment iam sure they have plenty of styrofoam box’s for there salmon thay I don’t buy! That reminds me did you try candied salmon in sunny  Manitoba. 

Yes, plenty of styrofoam boxes here from plenty of naughty salmon farmers, and no I didn’t manage to find any candied salmon in the end. I've used those boxes in the past for Parajubaeas and Ceroxylon spp, definitely works well.

As for the cold down here...well, you enjoy being roasted alive for the next 6 months and I'll enjoy the luxurious comfort of the Tasmanian summer!

[gyuseppe]

37 minutes ago, happypalms said:

That job is still here for you working in them gyuseppe my friend👍

if only I could work there with you and with the plants I would be very happy 🙂

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Jonathan said:

Yes, plenty of styrofoam boxes here from plenty of naughty salmon farmers, and no I didn’t manage to find any candied salmon in the end. I've used those boxes in the past for Parajubaeas and Ceroxylon spp, definitely works well.

As for the cold down here...well, you enjoy being roasted alive for the next 6 months and I'll enjoy the luxurious comfort of the Tasmanian summer!

You got me on that one 37 degree days not fun to work in and no decent for about 7 weeks only dust settling rains. Yes those salmon farms☝️ Vancouver airport has the salmon as well. 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, gyuseppe said:

if only I could work there with you and with the plants I would be very happy 🙂

You would love it so many palms and different plants! 

[Mazat]

On 10/23/2025 at 1:55 AM, happypalms said:

Iam actually surprised how quick my trackys are growing once past the baby seedling stage I thought they were all relatively slow. I suppose they are to reach maturity. But iam happy with how they are growing. 

 I'm very happy for you, Richard 🤗

It's great that it's thriving and growing so quickly again. I wouldn't have thought so, even though I'd only read a couple of things about this wonderful species. I remember it growing more slowly, so to speak. How frost-tolerant is it, what do you think ?

 

[happypalms]

17 hours ago, Mazat said:

 I'm very happy for you, Richard 🤗

It's great that it's thriving and growing so quickly again. I wouldn't have thought so, even though I'd only read a couple of things about this wonderful species. I remember it growing more slowly, so to speak. How frost-tolerant is it, what do you think ?

 

I have never grown this species before, so no idea as to how fast it should grow. But I do know from what I read about this species it does take the cold, and the southern growers in Australia can’t get enough of them. I recommend you get some seeds!

[Hu Palmeras]

Princeps is the king of the Trachys and tolerates the cold very well. That's why I'm germinating them. And they take an enormous amount of time to germinate. One seed took me 4 months to germinate, and then I have to wait up to another year for more seeds to germinate. These Princeps are waiting for you!

[Mazat]

13 hours ago, happypalms said:

I have never grown this species before, so no idea as to how fast it should grow. But I do know from what I read about this species it does take the cold, and the southern growers in Australia can’t get enough of them. I recommend you get some seeds!

That's a good idea, Richard.
We'll do that. Thank you very much for the advice.

[Hu Palmeras]

Mazat, if you must, buy seeds from RPS. Buy some tropical ones and some cold-resistant ones. You'll have a lot of fun that way. And I suggest you also buy the packets with tropical and cold-resistant seeds. Come on, my friend, those seeds are waiting for you.