Trachycarpus martianus

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Trachycarpus martianus

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Plus some local bizzez getting larger by the month.
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Re: What Trachycarpus (?) is this?

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Stan could the first one not be Bismarckia nobilis?
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Yes it is. I always forget that last photo posted becomes first photo seen on the topic. Somebody said T.martianus on hardy palm board. Could be.
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I'm agree with B. nobilis for thé first one. Have you a photo where we can see the trunk for the other ? But yes, why not T. martianus.
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That's a 6' foot fence Luc. So,it has some trunk. Its much bulkier now then last I saw- look at those petioles! HUGE! I might try again. At least potted for a while. He has 2 maybe 3 in this yard plus a Mountain palms and various interesting things.
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That Trachycarpus is pretty nice. I really like seeing orchids on palms. The orchids really stand out. The problem with palms though is that they grow soooooo slow. It takes way too long for a palm to get large enough to attach an orchid to. And it's not like you can grow palms from cuttings. Somebody needs to create the palm version of Aloe Hercules.
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It depends. Hardy palms can grow 3-6' a year. I think I attached a Ripsalis to my Trachy..it looks good. But,has it attached? I don't know for sure- too much fiber. I have a Laelyia on my King palm. But,a tree is much more easier.
Plant one Mexican fan palm and you will have another new 3 or 4' of planting room every year for the next 50 years :D Those boots would hold a mini world of Orchids.
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Stan, I have difficulty wrapping my mind around 6'/year. My Pygmy Date palm grows 6'/century.

If you get a chance, you might like some of these palm pics that my Ficus friend has recently uploaded to Flickr. There's more palm pics after the desert pics. I was probably most impressed with the Hyphaene growing and starting to branch in Southern California. I somehow missed the memo that they can grow here.
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Those rates are from what I read others got. The best I get is 1' from A.cunninghammiana. Its been said that the illawara King has grown 6' a year in the bay area. I'm a bit dubious,but thats what he said..wrote.
That link on page 5 has a magnificent Weltwitschia mirabilis growing in ground in Palm Desert Ca. I heard they could be grown in soucal..but that one could be in Namibia.
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Amazing photo stream from a lot of places I want to visit... great palm pics! Saw 2/3 of it and took me over 3 hours ... looking forward to seeing the rest.
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