Trachycarpus nanus

[PalmGuyWC]

I have a T. nanus that I've been growing for 3 or 4 years, and it's one of the slowest growing palms I've ever seen. It's in a 3 gal. container and only grows 2 or 3 fronds a growing season. It's big enough to be planted and I'm wondering do they like full sun or part shade? Last summer I had a heat wave with temps toping out at 113, and the tips of the fronds on the Trach were burned and it looked sad for awhile, but I imagine the roots got to hot in the container. It has since recovered and is growing again. Anyone have any cultural suggestions? I'd sure hate to lose it because its the only one I have.

Dick

[freakypalmguy]

Dick,

I bought a batch of seed a year ago and found out they do not like heat. As they germinated they died. I thought it was too much water but it was heat. Even my waggies showed stress from the heat. I'm guessing not full sun for this one. Maybe at least filtered. Hopefully someone will have some real experience with this one.

I have noticed my waggies get yellow tips during the extreme heat in the summer. Is this normal?

Matt

[PalmGuyWC]

Matt,

My Waggies get yellow tip with high temps. The fronds on mine burn if they are at a 90 degree angle to the sun when it's extreamly hot, and so do the Fortuneis. The ones growing in partial shade do fine. I'm thinking for climates like ours, Trachs need partial shade to look their best.

Dick

[kristof p]

yes, in the shadow would be the best place for a nanus...it's a beautiful little palm. there is a hybrid between the nanus and wagnerianus but i think most of those hybrids are still seedling size...

[freakypalmguy]

yes, in the shadow would be the best place for a nanus...it's a beautiful little palm. there is a hybrid between the nanus and wagnerianus but i think most of those hybrids are still seedling size...

That sounds interesting kristof, is the person selling them. I would be interested in aquiring one or two.

Matt

[PalmGuyWC]

That hybrid would be on my dream list. I've often thought T. nanus X Wag would make a neat palm.

Dick

[kristof p]

yes, in the shadow would be the best place for a nanus...it's a beautiful little palm. there is a hybrid between the nanus and wagnerianus but i think most of those hybrids are still seedling size...

That sounds interesting kristof, is the person selling them. I would be interested in aquiring one or two.

Matt

i think the palmcentre in the UK had a few for sale last year. a good friend of mine who has a small nursery recently had an offer of buying a couple nanus x wagnerianus seedlings but i'm not sure he eventhualy took the offer? at the moment he is in portugal. if he has them i could buy a few and send them to you guys...

i'm sure they wil become much more available in the very near future because there are more and more people with flowering nanus palm and a lot of them also grow wagnerianus ...

James from europalms told me a while ago that there is a chance he wil have some seeds of this hybrid for sale this year...

[Kev Spence]

I have a few of these mini palms growing here in my uk garden and they grow well in the shade of my Jubaea taking into the fact that 25 C/ 77 F was my top temp last year I think shade is an absolute must if you are topping out at 113 F Dick.

The palm centre in London did indeed and has some of the nanus x wag growing though they are not selling as yet though a couple escaped to an EPS member last year

My T.nanus flowered twice last year and is now carrying seeds from the only male Trachy in my garden a waggie.

[Joe palma]

I have a T. nanus that I've been growing for 3 or 4 years, and it's one of the slowest growing palms I've ever seen. It's in a 3 gal. container and only grows 2 or 3 fronds a growing season. It's big enough to be planted and I'm wondering do they like full sun or part shade? Last summer I had a heat wave with temps toping out at 113, and the tips of the fronds on the Trach were burned and it looked sad for awhile, but I imagine the roots got to hot in the container. It has since recovered and is growing again. Anyone have any cultural suggestions? I'd sure hate to lose it because its the only one I have.

Dick

Dick, I was wondering the same thing about shade vs. full sun. I agree w/ Kev, that w/ your 113 high temp, shade sounds important.

However, I don't get that hot at all and I was wondering if some shade would be undesireable. Sounds like Kristof has had some shade experience w/ this palm that is succesful, which is great. I didn't think they grew in shade in there natural environment, but even if they don't, doesn't mean they can't.

I would say your high temp is the one downside for yours.

Anyway, I agree on the slowness of growth. Here is my largest grown from seed, I want to say about 5 yrs old. I'm overly afraid of putting it in the ground

as I have had some strange luck w/ stuff being planted out lately. I should mention that some of these in my batch are hybrids, but they are not w/ wagnerianus (darn!).

[Trópico]

I germinated a batch a few years ago and today I have three. Two are growing under the shade of an oak tree in front of my house in the ground and the last one in my office at work under artificial lights. The two in the ground already have palmate fronds but the one in the office still has strap leaves but twice the size of the other two. Go figure!

[Kev Spence]

Snapped a pic of my Trachycarpus nanus today first day this month without frost......

Though this a slow grower once in the ground the leaves get bigger each year and the newest leaf here is just under 3 feet wide.

If you guys think this is slow you obviously have not grown Guihaia argyrata at half a leaf a year here.

[Joe palma]

That's a nice sized plant you have there Kev. Looking good.

That's the biggest one I have seen in a personal garden.