Trachycarpus latisectus

[gyuseppe]

I was born 3 Trachycarpus latisectus, and true that the leaves are very large and round like those of livistonia?

[John in Andalucia]

These are one of the few Trachycarpus seedlings that have smooth leaves, so at that age they can look like a lot of other seedlings. They don' t need a lot of water. I have a batch of 50 which took a year just to produce the first leaf.

[gyuseppe]

John but and slow growth? Not as fast as trachycarpus fortunei?

[valledemaie]

here on my place it is faster than fortunei, might be that they stopp growing/grow slower in the hot summer (like all Trachycarpus)

[Exotic Life]

I agree. I think it's slower because the hot summers you have there. In Northwest Europe we have in summer alot days between the 22-25C, good temperature for Trachycarpus growth. Sometimes we have also longer and warmer periods and Trachycarpus slow down when it's hot. Like the last few weeks with lots of temperatures around the 25C, 35C last week and also today and yesterday 27-29C again.

Robbin

Edited August 24, 2009 by Exotic Life

[John in Andalucia]

John but and slow growth? Not as fast as trachycarpus fortunei?

For me, slower than fortunei from germination in the first year, definitely. As mentioned, the heat here is a factor. It rarely drops below 22C in summer, and quite often it is already 25C by 9.00am.

[Brad Mondel]

sorry to sabatoge ur thread but it this really a trachycarpus latisectus?

[John in Andalucia]

sorry to sabatoge ur thread but it this really a trachycarpus latisectus?

I doubt you mean sabotage, even hijack since the topic is entitled, "Trachycarpus latisectus". What else might it be? Were you sold it as a plant, did you grow it from seed? Join in and tell us more!

[Brad Mondel]

well i got it from a local nursury and it was not labeled but she said it was "special orderd" so i was thinking it could be a latisectus. it could be fourtunei i geuss

Edited August 25, 2009 by ArchAngeL01

[John in Andalucia]

The leaflets look supple and smooth like a T. latisectus, but I am only guessing really, since I don't have an older specimen.