I'm looking to purchase a large amount of Trachycarpus Fortunei seeds (400-500). Any suggestions? If I order from the internet from the USA is paperwork required. Thanks Randall Victoria BC
If you don't get anywhere with this approach maybe try gathering from local specimens when available. Seattle specimens fruit, in fact I've seen some reseeding at one location.
Randall I'm just up Island from you and can help you in your request. Local source is best for freshness and zero border hassle. Further contact here or PM me on this forum if that's your desire. Cheers, LPN. (Barrie)
Thanks for the information. LPN (Barrie), I'd like to speak to you about seeds. I'm new to this site and can't get the private message feature to work. cheers Randall
Randalls - I bumped you to the user level where you can use private messages (and removed your email address from being publicly posted).
Well, I know that I'm being very impudent but could anyone send me just one TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI seed to Bulgaria? I guess nobody would... but... let's give it a try anyway. :)
Здрасти Guster, You would probably be best to get seeds from the plants in Пловдив, as they are local-adapted to your conditions. See http://www.polarpalm.net/indexb.htm for details.
I also have local Trachy seeds in large or small quantities. Please PM me if you'd like more info. And Guster, I'd be willing to send you one...
Yeah, full marks to the Bulgarians for trying to grow it! The really odd thing is that although Trachycarpus fortunei is fully hardy throughout Britain, hardly anyone ever tries growing it - it's a really rare sight around here. More down to lack of interest than anything else. In the whole of Northumberland (5,200 sq. km) I know of only three; two old, mature specimens in 19th century mansion grounds, and one recently planted in a private garden.
Interesting Michael F... One gets the impression (especially from visiting UK Oasis website) that these are routine plantings. One fellow there is importing large specimen of other hardy palm types into England for sale to the general public. These would come with hefty price tags too. Cheers, LPN.
Hi LPN, They'll be in southern England - there's an awful lot more £££ (CN$$$2.27) floating around down there, which makes a big difference, but failure of imagination also plays a large part. People up here just don't think of palms as something they could grow.
To a large degree that perception exists here as well. It's often people moving here from colder climates that spot these palms and approach me about info. Many locals (probably non gardners) are oblivious to them. One such fellow was standing in the midst of a half dozen mature Trachycarpus and as we spoke, he was unaware of the palms around him. He wanted to know where he could see some palm trees? Cheers, LPN.
Hi, I have 7 large containers of Trachy seedlings, about 900 or more to each pot. Would anyone like to trade a clump of them for some other plants? Doreen , Shawnigan Lake BC
Hi :) Well, it took me a REALLY LONG TIME to notice this... :(( I was very busy this spring and summer, had to study for my final exams and I lost track of everything... Palmera, are you still here somewhere?
