Great video again Mark. I like the design - it's like a little desert island!
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Thanks Mark. I was thinking 'oasis' and 'desert island'. It is very self contained. Glad you like it 😊
@user-xf1rr1wh3s
Жыл бұрын
Good Job explaining the Trachycarpus Fortunei Mark. Thanks.
@seansmith445
2 жыл бұрын
They are quick growers once established in the ground so a windbreak will only protect them for so long. Also its worth mentioning that Trachycarpus Wagnerianus is also very cold hardy palm yet more wind tolerant than the Fortunei because of its shorter stiffer fonds, although personally I think the Fortunei is more aesthetically pleasing.
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this sean. Great information. Mark
@deepblack2193
11 ай бұрын
Why is it more aesthetically pleasing? To me they look the same except Wagnerius only grows to maximum 16ft apparently
@seansmith445
11 ай бұрын
@@deepblack2193 Just personal preference. They definitely don't look the same. The fronds on the wagnerianus are short and stiff wharas the fronds on the fortunei are longer and bendy.
@Handles_AreStupid
3 ай бұрын
@@deepblack2193 They do definitely look different in person. I used to think that trachycarpus palms all looked the same, but the longer you spend with them, the more you realise that they are all definitely different, and you can even get hybrids. Waggy's leaves are noticeably smaller in person, maybe only 60-70% of the size of fortunei, if that. They are more compact and they hold their leaves for longer. If you want one that defnitely stands out, get a princeps x fortunei hybrid. When they get mature, their leaves are tidiest looking, they are fairly hardy and have silvery under leaves. If you want a fast growing one, get a "nova". It's a certain strain of fortunei that have a lot in common with waggys, but have MUCH longer leaf petials. Not as hardy (still fairly hardy tho), but they grow so fast that they shake off what little damage they take.
@alexlalonde4190
Жыл бұрын
Hi really like your border design, I will use some of your ideas, to create my own tropical garden.🌴
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. I hope it works out great. Thanks and best wishes. Mark
@brandonqtu
2 жыл бұрын
Hello! From Seattle, WA. It looking great 👍
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Brandon in seattle! And thank you very much, from Nantwich, Cheshire, England 😊
@gardenreel
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing 👏 great share 👍 👌
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Thanks for your feedback and thank you for watching. So pleased you enjoyed it 😊
@andyheseltine2248
Жыл бұрын
Good informative video, thanks Mark
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Andy. Appreciate your comment. Mark
@Bishopton
2 жыл бұрын
Great video mark, I like your editing, you've improved a lot (not that you were bad before)
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for this comment, i give the editing a lot of thought, and I'm always learning 🙂
@tropicolin3539
Жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks for sharing
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. And thank you very much for watching and commenting. Best wishes. Mark
@kristinekalapos1066
2 ай бұрын
Great video, and of course a dog makes anything better!
@EastCoastTropicalGarden
Жыл бұрын
Thanks great information
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 mark
@helenanders5532
2 жыл бұрын
Looking fabulous👌
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you x speak soon. X
@itwasthepudding
2 жыл бұрын
howdy... very interesting and informative. thanks
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, really appreciate your feedback. Best wishes. Mark
@Baldnesz
Жыл бұрын
I have one of these and it is suffering from yellowing leaves with dark spots and poor growth. Based in the Midlands UK. I may be over watering it at the moment (having watched your video) One of the leaves seems to have been eaten something as it looks like it has been turned to a grey ash half the length of the fan leaf which also hadnt opened up yet. It was in the ground then got moved to a pot over winter. I have given it plant food.....
@catherinegrimes2308
8 ай бұрын
My previous house was part way up a hill in the Midlands. I planted a very small Trachycarpus Fortunei about a few metres away from a south facing fence. It was so small that it looked like a few leaves and didn't even have a trunk, but after a few years a trunk formed and it started to grow quite rapidly so that after 22 years it was the height of the bedroom windows. I did very little to it and hardly watered it, if at all. It wasn't overwintered or protected with fleece or similar, it just survived. The Cordyline Australises in the garden didn't fair as well and over the years one would be damaged in a severe frost. After waiting several months a bud of new growth would appear in the remains of the trunk. I am still in the Midlands and now live a lot lower down and hope to be a bit more adventurous when I plant palms in the garden next year. Instead of a Trachycarpus Fortunei, I will be planting the Trachycarpus Fortunei 'Wagnerianus' because it shouldn't grow as tall and I don't want it to interfere with my astronomy.
@kevinboylan1429
2 жыл бұрын
Buying my first palm tree this one in particular, looking at 5ft one will leave it a pot for the time being, thanks for the video
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin. Yes they seem to do fine in pots for a long time. Are you UK based?
@kevinboylan1429
2 жыл бұрын
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK yip in the UK
@Mildewpants
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Very interesting to learn about it being used like hemp, also the way the water funnels wotht leaves! I've just ordered some seedlings and I hope they thrive grow to look as beautuful as your dos! The three together with the rocks look really great.
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@charliechimples
10 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing. 🐵
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
10 ай бұрын
Thank you Charlie Chimples. Appreciate your comment and great KZitem name!
@gavinwood8431
Жыл бұрын
Great informative video, thanks. I have just bought and potted one, but I’m worried that although there are no issues yet, it is really windy here in Oxfordshire. Hoping it will come through unscathed
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it will be fine. It's the tips of the palms which may suffer. The plant itself should be fine. During the winter, if it is exceptionally cold and windy you might wrap it in horticultural fleece. But they are very hardy tbf. Our council put them on roundabouts and leave them out all winter.
@gavinwood8431
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply, that’s really sound advice, and certainly makes me feel a lot easier about it. They are such lovely trees Keep up the great work Mark 👌
@Charlies247
Ай бұрын
I have one in the garden and it’s now huge. Must be 25-30ft and It’s growing so fast lately! Do they have a limit? I’d hate to have to cut it down.
@janiceleijon9450
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, very informative video. I have had two successful trachycarpus fort. planted in ground 2007, in southern Sweden. Both have flowered every year the last 5 years. Early years, the plants were insulated from winter weather. However last winter being mild, no cover. The larger, now 2+ meter palm is very healthy, however the always smaller palm appears to have not survived this last winter. Rotting from inside, as all leaves and the remaining spike has died. I have removed all rotting material. Do you have any suggestions to help this plant survive? Thanks from Janice in Sweden
@sebastianhugely7035
Жыл бұрын
I little too close together, mine have grown 8” this year Wagnerianus more susceptible to leaf damage but grow faster
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
I suppose it depends on your objective. I'm currently in lake como. There are dozens of these everywhere. Some inches apart. They grow up nicely right next to each other.
@ssmith6641
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Really enjoyed it. I found it interesting you kept your palms in pots for 20 years as I plan on doing exactly the same (we have a stone patio). May I ask what size pots you used? I love the height your palms got to in pots and want around the same height ideally, so I think I’ll use a very similar pot size. Cheers!
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Hi Steven the pots were various sizes. The largest was about 45cm. All cube shapes. Those grey lead look ones. Occasionally I would dig some soil out and replace. They were very pot bound in the end. Mark
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
If you look back to some of the videos i made at my previous house you will get a better view. Mark
@jamiepaulton3630
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, loving your videos. Just got myself two of these palms. How often do you water your palms trees??
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jamie, thanks for this. Because these have just been planted I'm watering them at least weekly. But they're all shown a growth spurt and one had two flowers emerging so i reckon they've got new roots, ultimately, because they are planted deep and under a mulch of gravel i hope not to water them at all. However, in pots during the summer we watered them every couple of days, from the top. I enjoy watching the water funnel down the leaves and into the trunk. Mark
@jamiepaulton3630
2 жыл бұрын
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. Love what you have done with the surrounding stones around the palms. Keep up the good work, i look forward to your future videos👍
@Verstrappen
Жыл бұрын
Hi mark, thanks for the informative guide! Ive watched a few videos on these palms and people have mentioned that these can be potted with ericaceous compost as well as adding some john innes no 3. Is ericaceous ok for these palms? All I can see online is alkaline or neutral PH soil. I am going to have a go at growing from seeds in a moist zip lock back with seeding compost and fingers crossed once germinated into seedling i was going to pot in ericaceous soil with jonhn innes no 3. thanks in advance :)
@axgtsimi
Ай бұрын
how can you tell if the tree is male or female
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Ай бұрын
Hi. I believe the male flower is more yellow and the female is more green. Other than that I'm not sure.
@markgardner921
4 ай бұрын
Can you tell me if the dark seeds like a black blue are poisonous to dogs
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
4 ай бұрын
Hi Mark. I don't know the answer to this. Sorry for the delay, is your dog ok? Mark
@leeannmansfield5254
3 ай бұрын
I thought you had my dog there.i have identical pomeranian who is 15.
@Okus477
Жыл бұрын
So I’m pretty sure I also have a trachycarpus fortunei, but one thing that makes mine different is the fact that it has a thick trunk, it had the same trunk structure as yours when it was small, but even when I’ve seen tall ones on KZitem the trunks on those are still very thin where as mine is quite thick, I also know it’s female aswell because it has green coloured bead things in the spring/summer so I’m not sure if it’s gender effects that. I’d definitely like to hear your thoughts!
@al3xdragos01
Жыл бұрын
I'm looking to get one as well it's about 9ft tall,my question is how quick this grows? At the moment it's the size we want it ,and the leaves on top it's like an umbrella shape which we love. We are uk based North Yorkshire so yes we got some chill weather now and then
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Once established they're not slow growing. A friend of mine has one 22foot tall. It took 17 years i believe
@khalidalhanshali3982
8 ай бұрын
Should you ever skin these?
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
8 ай бұрын
I have seen this done and I have seen the trunks polished like mahogany. It's definitely an option but it's personal choice I suppose. I leave ours as nesting material for the birds. Mark
@dragosboboc6778
Жыл бұрын
Hello, At what age they start to make flowers?
@htdriver2012
Жыл бұрын
Hi. We just purchased 3 of these trees which are young. They are in 5 gallon buckets and stand about 4 feet tall. We haven't planted them yet but from what we have been told, they should be planted anywhere from 6 to 10 feet apart to give them plenty of room for growth and their roots. We were just wondering is it ok to plant them so close together as you have yours?
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Hi bryan. I think ours should probably be more spaced out. But we had a good natter about it at the time and decided to put them close. I can always move them if they become problematic. They were in pots previously and much closer than this. We often see these and much bigger specimens being sold amd moved. I would say, if you, give them more space.
@htdriver2012
Жыл бұрын
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Hi. Thanks for your reply. Your trees look good. We brought ours home yesterday and have a landscaper coming tomorrow to give us some ideas and hopefully can get him to plant them for us. Thank you
@vasileseaman5872
Жыл бұрын
How does it handle below freezing temperatures?
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
Mine have been fine at - 10c seems very hardy. Mark
@deepblack2193
11 ай бұрын
Is there a rule about pruning these trees? I read over pruning the fronds can lead to insect disease and potassium deficiency but I quite like the 11 to 1 clock look but apparently no more than 10 to 2 is safe?
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
11 ай бұрын
HI THERE. I actually don't know the answer but I'll look into it. really like your way of explaining the 11 to 1 and 10 to 2 look. i'm a 10 to 2 man myself. let me have a look into this. interesting
@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER
Жыл бұрын
They can take -18,so take no note of the -15 he mentioned.
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
Жыл бұрын
I'll leave your comment in place. People can make their own choices. We just lost one at - 8. Take your own decisions please viewers.
@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER
Жыл бұрын
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK i have been growing these since 1987,i should know.And the mainstrean palm books say.......-18.
@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER
3 ай бұрын
Those Trachycarpus are planted too close to each other!
@MarksHouseandGardenUK
3 ай бұрын
Yes I think you're right. Several others have said the same. Having said that have you seen those with 'double' trunks? That's actually two plants right next to each other.
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