Trachycarpus spacing

[NWpalms@206]

I am contemplating some landscaping decisions and hoping I can get some examples of how close/far folks have planted their Trachys, (to one another or structures) all ideas welcome from doubles/triples, to groups and groves,  or even spaced out not touching each other. Just some visual aid to get an idea of appearance of different spacings of multiple Trachy palms. Trying to catch the right vibe!  Thanks for any replies! 

[BeyondTheGarden]

39 minutes ago, NWpalms@206 said:

I am Trying to catch the right vibe!  

How's this?

[NWpalms@206]

1 hour ago, Jesse PNW said:

How's this?

Wow thats unbelievable! someday ill have a walkthrough like this. It actually does show some good spacing examples too, thank you.

[Chester B]

I have lots of triples where they are touching but my favorite is to plant them in a triangle with about 4 foot between the trunks. 
 

When you plant them so close they mess each other’s fronds up competing for space. Eventually you get one that will start to outgrow the others. Still waiting to see what that will look like. 
 

I’ve also planted close to the house. I wouldn’t do that again, the palm will start to grow away from the house and the back half of the fronds get damaged from rubbing against the siding. 

[Allen]

In 8b planting Trachy in groups of 3 like has been suggested makes sense.  Planting real close to house is usually done for cold protection which you don't need.  I like to plant pretty close (<1-2') to the concrete around my pool so you eventually get the effect of walking 'under' them.  It's best to plant other small palms like Sabal minor with them or other tropical plants to compliment the look so you have plants of different sizes, textures, colors.  The majority of Trachycarpus roots (80%) are found within 18" from the palm so planting 2' from other walls, etc. is best as a minimum recommendation.

Edited August 3, 2022 by Allen