Palm Rescue

You did well there, JWK It's probably a good thing that the leaves have been taken off to balance root reduction? Hope it will be happy in it's new home!

 

Nice one John always nice when you can rehome plants, especially mature ones.

Last year I saw the aftermath of new owners in a house round the corner from us, not nice a palm similar to this one skipped, a stunning 40ft monkey puzzle tree chopped down, a 20ft magnolia campbelli felled amongst other choice shrubs and then they decided to sell up and move after 6 months!!!!!!!!

 

Hi,

I have seen hessian sacking wrapped around newly planed older specimens similar height to yours left on for a year ? so maybe that helps settle them in , but you were lucky that it was growing on a concrete bed, a spray with seaweed extract over the roots and trunk may help as well.

Spruce

 

It will probably do no growing for a least a year if not two before you see new growth its all part of the course with palms , but at least you have dug it up at the right time.

Good luck

 

I suggest 3 wheatabix @JWK
Hope it's happy in its new home

 

I've seen full sized palms replanted in other countries, often with a few braces just nailed to the trunks, not suggesting you do that, but palms do move easily, if you can dig them out that is, so I'm sure any root loss will be soon replaced after a couple of years.

The top growth will follow, but they dont react fast, and good watering next summer will be required.
I saw some Trachys in a front garden a few years ago, they had bought fairly large specimens and planted them down one side of the garden, I watched them go yellow and then brown the following summer, dont think they watered them at all, only two out of five survived.

I know you know John, but its surprising how many many people think palms dont need water.

 

Definitely a plant worth rescuing!!! Hope it transplants OK.

 

It's a shame he didn't want it as it would have made a great feature there.
Trachys can be tempermental, some sulk for a few years after planting and do nothing, others will take off immediately. It will definitely take a while to get a decent crown again after such severe pruning, I hope it recovers well John.

 

Good work John

 

It is annoying how some can sulk.
I got 2 new Trachys of similar size a couple of years ago.

One went straight into the ground, striaght from the pot - and it's hardly done anything.

The second one was moved from another garden, had half its roots chopped off - and this one is growing nicely. Lots of new leaves