Windmill palm questions

[palm789]

Hi I got a windmill with 3 and half foot of trunk planted in pure clay and planted it march 2022.

Do i continue to water this bigger trachycarpus! if so how much water and how often? As the ground around the palm is dry it cracks. 

Its still pretty slow and only opened last year's frond no others have opened, will the speed pick up? 

 

[palm789]

Here's the ground so far

[5am]

2 hours ago, palm789 said:

As the ground around the palm is dry it cracks. 

If the ground cracks I think it would be wise to put a thick layer of mulch around it closer to the trunk than it is in this picture. I haven't ever grown a trachy so I don't know how much water they need but I think you'll find that a lot of people on this forum give their palms exorbitant amounts of water.  As for myself I prefer not to waste it, so as long as the palm is healthy and growing it sounds like you're doing OK. 

[SeanK]

Planted last year?

I'll say flood it 2x per week this summer if there's no rain.

[Desertlife4me]

Windmill palms love water, they do well in Seattle

I don't think you could overwater them; Banana Joe on Salt Spring Island (Canada between Victoria and Vancouver) had a volunteer growing in a stream.