trachycarpus martianus / latisectus / oreophlius /
i am looking for an trachycarpus palm,
trachycarpus martianus or latisectus or oreophilus...
i am looking for an what bigger plant..
anyone has one ?
please send me an email...
klaas_1983@hotmail.com
The following thread was started by klaas on May 05, 2008 at 2:42 pm PST
There's a reason why these oddball trachies are mostly confined to collector status among those dedicated few who are willing to grow them from seed and wait: they take many years just to reach a 1-gal. size, and a decade or more to get to 3-gal. size. If you can find one that size it will probably cost you well over $200. You might try one of the Hawaiian growers like Floribunda or Kapoho and see if they have any squirreled away. They might be able to size them up faster.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 05, 2008 at 6:39 pm PST.
I though maybe Floribunda Palms in Hawaii, have gotten some nice palms from them in the past. They do have T. geminisectus, latisectus, martianus (Khasia Hill), and wagnerianus, but all are just seedling size, except for the martianus, which is a bit larger in 4 inch, nothing in 1 gallon or above. So it looks like Steve is correct.
Though I just checked Phil Nickel palms in Shafter CA, near Bakersfield, he has great plants, good prices and they are not greenhouse pampered,Trachycarpus fortunei
http://www.nickelpalmnursery.com/NPNPricelist.htm
Windmill Palm 0 - 5F
$6.00, 1 gal
$12.00, 5 gal
$50.00, 15 gal
Trachycarpus latisectus
Windamere Palm 0 - 5F
$10.00, 1 gal
Trachycarpus martianus
Himalayan Fan Palm 5 - 10F
$10.00, 1 gal
$15.00, 2 gal
Trachycarpus takil
Takil Fan Palm
$10.00, 1 gal
Trachycarpus wagnerianus
Stiff Leaf Windmill Palm
$35.00, 5 gal
I did see some T. martianus, I think at a Lowe's somewhere in this area, but then might have been Wagnerianus, but I don't think so, they had much smaller leaves.
If others knew where you lived, that might add in finding a private nursery, who handles such odd and other palms.
You might also see if there is a palm society in your area, they can be of great help, and one of their members might have one.
David
The above followup was added by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone14 on May 07, 2008 at 9:08 am PST.
Those are great prices, David, if they still hold and if he even still has them. I noticed the price list on his website is dated 2003. A lot can change in five years.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 10, 2008 at 9:17 pm PST.