How to Pot UP a Windmill Palm 🌴 Trachycarpus Fortunei Cold Hardy

[@Tiki71]

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[@jaynejames9319]

Splendid information! I didn't know that there were tropical trees that could withstand cooler weather! Thank you!

[@Tiki71]

Thank you. I was thrilled to learn about them too and their cold hardiness.

[@BobscratchTurntablist]

excellent

[@Tiki71]

Thank you!

[@g.d.gardensandpalmtrees7376]

I have about 50 of them.

[@Rocketman0407]

This mix is fine for bigger pots as well? I am a bit scared of potential root rot. Maybe I should replace the pine bark with pumice? I don’t have regular potting mix. Can I just mix peat and compost 1:1 and use that instead of potting mix?

[@drewpainter1384]

I just bought a palm about 60 cm long I want it to grow on in a fairy big pot can I just plant it straight into or is there a reason to out it into a small pot and change it once it grows bigger ?

[@Tiki71]

Good question. The proper pot size allows water & nutrients to saturate the roots. Too big of a pot and it flows right through and settles below the root zone.

[@calebsgarden5400]

I have a question. How many years will it take for a windmill palm seedling to get to a 3 gallon pot size ? I try to look it up on the internet but it never has the answer.

[@Tiki71]

A couple of years in all likelihood. They grow about a foot per year. Two growth spurts in the Summer and Fall. I'm probably good for the next year and a half to two years in the one gallons.

[@calebsgarden5400]

@@Tiki71 so I’d be looking at 4-3 years ?

[@Tiki71]

I potted my seedlings into one gallon pots in October/November after they germinated in Jan. They went from a community tray to red solo cups around March. Most of the ones I put into one gallon pots were already circling the bottoms of the solo cups, so maybe 3 years. They are worth about $100 per trunk foot once they get some height after that time though 😉🤙👍🌴

[@robinspalms1941]

Do you have bismarckia nobilis?

[@Tiki71]

I'd like to have one, but it would need protection in our zone 7b.

[@bobbyswain5791]

Do you sell the windmill seedlings?

[@Tiki71]

I might one day.

[@wannabetropics1913]

Just found your channel through facebook chilly palms group. I really like what you've done to the place and 100% appreciate the time and effort put into your videos. You can check out my channel if you'd like but it's not nearly the quality standards as your. Keep'em coming I love watching!!

[@Tiki71]

Thanks much!

[@shawndachabot3896]

Do you sell them?

[@Tiki71]

They're all gone. That was a few years ago.