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Rocket Palm Update - My Fastest Growing Trachycarpus Palm

Allen

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Allen Grand Master

Allen

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Trunk Height.

Jun-2020 14", Aug-2020 36", Dec-2020 48", Jul-2021 62", Oct-2021 74", May-2022 80", Sept 2022 92", Dec-2023 104", May-2025 134"

Today estimated 13' trunk ----- 2022 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un0O0tfCKos

 

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7B palms - (Sabal) minor (15+, 3 dwarf),  brazoria (1) , birmingham (3), louisiana (4), palmetto (2),  (Trachycarpus) fortunei (15+), wagnerianus (2+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix (7),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows 4F, -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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Ben G. Mentor

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Wow Allen. That is very fast growing. The only palm I have that may be close to that speed is a washingtonia.

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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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That growth is slightly more than 2' per year on average. I would typically see that type of growth with trees that have reached a moderate level of maturity but not assured. There are a numbers of factors that permit that rate of growth, & I think this one has all the boxes checked.  Well done.

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JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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So the 1g I planted in the yard from @teddytn that has Rocket DNA should get there in what, 10 or 12 years? 

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Allen Grand Master

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Shorter than that.    Did you get a waggy cross or the rocket fortunei?

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7B palms - (Sabal) minor (15+, 3 dwarf),  brazoria (1) , birmingham (3), louisiana (4), palmetto (2),  (Trachycarpus) fortunei (15+), wagnerianus (2+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix (7),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows 4F, -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

JLM Grand Master

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I planted a good size windmill in my front yard this summer, and after crawling all the way up till the beginning of December, it has opened one spear and working on opening another with a spear cranking out behind that one right now. All because i cut off half its crown to reduce water loss (this should have been done months ago). Curious to see what kind of growth i can get this next summer.

Thats some serious growth though, and a wonderful looking palm! Great work man!

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Palms - 1 Bismarckia nobilis, 2 Butia odorata, 1 BxJ, 1 BxJxBxS, 1 BxS, 1 Chamaerops humilis, 1 Chamaedorea microspadix, 1 Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, 1 Livistona chinensis, 1 Livistona nitida, 1 Phoenix canariensis, 2 Phoenix roebelenii, 2 Ravenea rivularis, 1 Rhapis excelsa, 1 Sabal bermudana, 3 Sabal palmetto, 4 Syagrus romanzoffiana, 5 Trachycarpus fortunei, 4 Washingtonia robusta
Total: 34

Allen Grand Master

Allen

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11 hours ago, JLM said:

I planted a good size windmill in my front yard this summer, and after crawling all the way up till the beginning of December, it has opened one spear and working on opening another with a spear cranking out behind that one right now. All because i cut off half its crown to reduce water loss (this should have been done months ago). Curious to see what kind of growth i can get this next summer.

Thats some serious growth though, and a wonderful looking palm! Great work man!

Is this a field dug palm or a potted one

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7B palms - (Sabal) minor (15+, 3 dwarf),  brazoria (1) , birmingham (3), louisiana (4), palmetto (2),  (Trachycarpus) fortunei (15+), wagnerianus (2+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix (7),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows 4F, -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

Mazat Grand Master

Mazat

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On 12/26/2025 at 3:51 PM, Allen said:

Trunk Height.

Jun-2020 14", Aug-2020 36", Dec-2020 48", Jul-2021 62", Oct-2021 74", May-2022 80", Sept 2022 92", Dec-2023 104", May-2025 134"

Today estimated 13' trunk ----- 2022 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un0O0tfCKos

 

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Really amazing growth. Great palm tree, wonderful work, Allen.

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JLM Grand Master

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5 hours ago, Allen said:

Is this a field dug palm or a potted one

It was potted. I wanna say it was 15 gallon size but I don't remember. It was definitely a big hole in the ground though haha

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Palms - 1 Bismarckia nobilis, 2 Butia odorata, 1 BxJ, 1 BxJxBxS, 1 BxS, 1 Chamaerops humilis, 1 Chamaedorea microspadix, 1 Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, 1 Livistona chinensis, 1 Livistona nitida, 1 Phoenix canariensis, 2 Phoenix roebelenii, 2 Ravenea rivularis, 1 Rhapis excelsa, 1 Sabal bermudana, 3 Sabal palmetto, 4 Syagrus romanzoffiana, 5 Trachycarpus fortunei, 4 Washingtonia robusta
Total: 34

Chester B Grand Master

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The most I ever got in one year was 36" of trunk on one of my windmills back in Oregon.  I had 36 in ground and the average was 18" per year, with a some outliers on either side.  More trunk per year as they got taller.  So I'm not at all surprised by your numbers.  Nice palm!

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JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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On 12/27/2025 at 8:34 PM, Allen said:

Shorter than that.    Did you get a waggy cross or the rocket fortunei?

Teddy sent me the Rocket fortunei and seeds of the saggy cross. The baby rocket is in part shade and gets afternoon sun. It's not huge by any stretch of the imagination but it's def grown over the summer and the couple cold snaps we've had haven't phased it a bit. I'm stumped on the seeds, I had one community pot that blew up, and I need to separate them and the other pot - same soil same treatment same light, has one sprout lol. That's life I guess. I ain't mad, I've got plenty of them. 

Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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4 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Teddy sent me the Rocket fortunei and seeds of the saggy cross.

Is that the palm with the droopy leaflets? 

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Allen Grand Master

Allen

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Waggy cross Teddy has is these 2 with waggy being the female.  Both stiff frond palms

Female (left) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YhmE9HESfTQ?t=77&feature=share

 

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7B palms - (Sabal) minor (15+, 3 dwarf),  brazoria (1) , birmingham (3), louisiana (4), palmetto (2),  (Trachycarpus) fortunei (15+), wagnerianus (2+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix (7),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows 4F, -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Is that the palm with the droopy leaflets? 

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I can either say it's autocorrect or I can just say they're not aging well and play along 

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Fallen Munk Mentor

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I'm getting around 2 feet per year for the past three or four years.  In the right conditions they are FAST!

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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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2 hours ago, Fallen Munk said:

I'm getting around 2 feet per year for the past three or four years.  In the right conditions they are FAST!

Any pics posted on the forums?

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JohnAndSancho Grand Master

JohnAndSancho

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6 hours ago, Fallen Munk said:

I'm getting around 2 feet per year for the past three or four years.  In the right conditions they are FAST!

Lots of water and fertilizer? I wanted them kinda shaded so they don't get the hairy telephone pole look. 

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