Thinking about some Trachycarpus

[Ohiopalmloverz6]

I’m in zone 6 and looking for a palm. The Trachycarpus seem very tempting. The structure building seems cheap and easy enough for me and the palms look beautiful! If anyone can give me an in depth tutorial on how to protect these from the cold, that would be marvelous! Thank you anyone who helps! 

[Harry’s Palms]

They are slow growing enough so protecting them for several years should be doable. I would start with at least a 3 gallon size plant and wait until Spring to give it a chance to grow a bit before the cold sets in. I have seen healthy ones covered in snow in Northern California . I’m sure you will get some good advice from the many PT folks who grow these in very cold climate . They are a good choice for this purpose. Harry

[Cody Salem]

You could probably read any thread about winter protection, I don't think there is anything  unique about protecting Trachys.  The two most common ways of protecting palms are wrapping them or boxing them.  Wrapping them is usually done during cold snaps for short periods of time.  It sounds like you are doing the box method which is best if you plan on leaving it on all winter.  I have had good luck using this heat tape for a heat source, it's made to keep pipes from freezing and has a thermostat built-in so it turns itself on and off.

   It can get hot at points where the wire is touching itself, so try to leave a little space between them.  Some of them have a little light that comes on when they are plugged in.   Provide good drainage, they survive dry cold better than wet cold.  If I did a box, I would probably have a lid I could take off in nice weather.  Very important, get some copper fungicide to spray down into the middle where the spear comes out.  Often it's not the cold that actually gets them, but the mold that will spread from the dead material down into the growth point.

Good Luck!

 

 

[Las Palmas Norte]

6 hours ago, Ohiopalmloverz6 said:

I’m in zone 6 and looking for a palm. The Trachycarpus seem very tempting. The structure building seems cheap and easy enough for me and the palms look beautiful! If anyone can give me an in depth tutorial on how to protect these from the cold, that would be marvelous! Thank you anyone who helps! 

Check out this YouTube channel. It's full of great information. 

TN Tropics 🌴 - YouTube

[Allen]

New York tropical garden on YouTube has videos on how to protect in zone 6

[wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww11]

Now it will take 150 years for you to get a palm to sprout, don't think you will go a palm you Connecticut person it's too cold.

[Colin1110082]

I have a sabal minor i’m in 6A and so far i’m having success with the box method, I think I might try a trachycarpus outside in the spring too, the main thing is lots of water in the summer but they must have good drainage