Ok, I've looke up the T. Takil species and find it to be quite an exotic looking palm (not to mention the hardiness!). However, I've also heard it's quite rare. Also I'm just a student right now, and when I do actually settle down with a girl and get a house and start planting them, it'll probably be 10 years from now. I was just wondering does anyone know if they're harvesting T. Takil seeds, and making them more common and easy to find? Do you think they'll be a lot easier to get in 10 years?
T. Takil Many specialist nurseries have seedlings now. They are mostly PNWPEPS members and would be willing to sell some to you. If you wait 10 years they will have some large specimens. They will be a common palm by then but still not as common as t. fortunei. If you go to www.hardypalm.com there is details of a plant sale in Richmond in May.
For sure Trachycarpus takil and T. wagnerianus will become much easier to find in the near future. T. wagnerianus is more available at the moment. Nurseries in Vancouver, Nanaimo, SSI and Victoria are producing new Trachy seedlings. Not just the regular Windmill palm seedlings.
T. Takil Thanks for all the answers on the palm questions. Hopefully, there will be more and more people who like palms like you guys so we can get lots in SW BC. That would be awesome... we prob just have to be patient.
t. takil Early reports on t. takil is it is even more hardy than t. fortunei and faster growing. They also produce larger fronds. This palm will prove itself as a long term specimen in the PNW.
I would buy the seeds now so they are good to go 10 years later. I just ordered them in March 2004 from Ebay and they took three to four months to come up. A few days ago it went down to 9 degrees F and it snowed on them to. They are still unharmed. They just stopped growing. They only grew 2 leaves the whole summer. If you live in a cool climate, they stop growing about half the year.
I have been collecting trachycarpus for about a year, as I am developing a hardy trop. garden around my pool. I planted a one-gallon takil last spring. It didn't do much - as is the case in the early establishment of plants, however it made it thru the first winter (zone 8) sacramento CA area, without any propblems. It has a new leaf emerging and looks like it will take off nicely now. I also have fortunei, latisectus, wag., and maritinus. These plants are available from rare plant growers - mostly from palm collectors with small backyard nurseries, growing them as a passion and hobby.
There is some in portland nursery...posted here... http://www.gardennut.com and search for Trachycarpus takil -Ana
Hello, Given that you are searching for plants to settle down with before the woman, 10 years may not be long enough (to find a woman, that is, that will accept the heirarchy) .... ;) Christine
