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Well explained! Thanks!

@PhillWyattProjects

19 күн бұрын

Your welcome.

Thanks for the tip! Awesome video mate

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

Looks good I haven’t watched a trunk stripping before pretty cool. Thanks!

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome 👍😃

Hi Phill. Thanks for showing this in close up detail. When I eventually strip on one of my palms, I will use the dry cut fibre as fire lighters for my wood burning stove. Thanks again. Much appreciated. Regards from Devon.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr G👍 yea that's a good idea. I also thought of using it to line a hanging basket.

@MG63

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhillWyattProjects That's also a great idea, thanks.

They look great like this, l have several tall ones all stripped and l love the more tropical look. I would recommend letting them get a half decent trunk before under taking this , your one is still a very young specimen and yet to form a decent trunk.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I would agree that ideally it is better to let more of a trunk form. I just didn't want to wait any longer. I grew this from a seed in 2008.

Once the trunk has been fibre stripped, I must say it makes the Chusan Palm look even more tropical 🏝. However I would still be afraid of harming the Palm, or making it more susceptible to frost, in a particularly cold winter, here in the North West of England.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 👍 many people seem to be concerned about how fibre stripping the trunk could lower the hardiness although I have found no evidence to suggest that it does. This one has been fine so far.

@uranusneptun5239

2 жыл бұрын

You can wrap it with a coco mat, this simulates the old fibres.

Save the fibre for putting at the bottom of your nursery pots to block the holes. It keeps the soil from sifting out but still drains.

@PhillWyattProjects

2 жыл бұрын

Yes a very good idea! 👍

Good thing a found your video. I started doing it and got to the part when the trunk starts getting white so I thought I had gone too deep.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

I just planted 2 Trachycarpus palms in my garden, the fibrous trunk was the least appealing part of it, now you’ve given me a good idea, I have to wait a bit for maturity but will definitely go for the clean trunk! Would be great if you do an update of the state of your palm specially to see the darken trunk Thank you!

@PhillWyattProjects

7 ай бұрын

Yea I could do an update. I've since removed more trunk from this one as it's grown more. I've also stripped 2 big palms in my front garden.

Fiber can be used as coconut coir or loosen fibers together and use as washing sponge for pots and pans while camping.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea. Thanks for sharing.

They look far more elegant with stripped trunks.

@PhillWyattProjects

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree.

I heard the fibre is great for kindling if you have a wooden fireplace

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

This is true. I burnt this and it caught fire very easily

It's just like coir so it's ideal for composting.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

A good tip Ted 👍

I live in a area that winter is usually around 41 for the high sometime colder with snow. I have 9 windmill palm in my yard. Is it okay to cut this out with the cold winters we have. I thought it protected them. I would love to do this. My palms are about 7 yrs old. Great video.

@PhillWyattProjects

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can say that I have never seen any evidence that removing the lower dead fronds makes them more sensitive to cold. As these Palms get older, the lower leaves naturally rot away and expose the trunk over time anyway. The trunk can be sensitive to cold damage when it is immature before it reaches it's maximum diameter. Once they have a trunk diameter of around 10 inches they seem to be fully hardy in my experience.

I’ve got a Washingtonia robusta in the ground in Lincolnshire and was wandering if you know if it will survive the winter

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

It is challenging although it really depends on the position the plant is in your garden and the type of winter we have. It could be a mild dry winter. They really don't like long periods of cold and damp and they really don't like frost so keep your eye on the weather this winter.

@finleyregan9900

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhillWyattProjects thanks

You can use a hair trimmer to trim the fiber of (when the plant is young). Btw you must be using a heat caple to keep it warm in the british winter? Im in dk, and keep mine inside for now...

@PhillWyattProjects

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, no I don't use any protection in winter. The only thing I do with these is brush the snow off the leaves. This one is 10 years old. It's been out unprotected for about 7 years.

@blockwhisperers8352

Жыл бұрын

The Trachy is normally good to around -14 so is a really hardy palm and fine in the UK. Not sure about DK.

Thanks, that's really helpful. I will give it a try. What's the best time of year to do this in UK? Also, it's good to leave the top section near the crown wooly not just for the palm's health, but also because it's a great habitat for overwintering insects.

@PhillWyattProjects

10 ай бұрын

I would say early summer is the best time. Gives the plant a chance to harden on the outside before winter. Yea the top few feet are better left alone I agree.

@Flamingjetmouse

10 ай бұрын

@@PhillWyattProjects brilliant, thank you. Project for next year!

I live in temperate continental climate cold winters , with stripped trunk does the palm survive ? I mean that hair protects from the cold yes?

@PhillWyattProjects

5 ай бұрын

I have stripped 3 of my mature Palms now and they have gone through winters here with no problem. I have heard a lot of people mention that the fibres protect it from the cold although I have never found any evidence to support that theory. If anything I think it could be healthier for the plant as it removes a lot of lower decaying material which can hold a lot of moisture through winter. When stripped it reduces the chance of damp around the trunk and increases the air flow. That's just my opinion though.

does striping the trunk make the palms less cold hardy?

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

In my experience no. I have not found any evidence that it makes them less hardy.

The fibre reminds me of coir compost.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Yea it is very similar. I suppose it is the same sort of stuff as a coconut comes from a palm tree. Good for lining a hanging basket.

Hi where did you get your Trachycarpus seeds from ? Did you peel them ?

@PhillWyattProjects

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, I grow my own seeds as I have lots of mature Trachycarpus palms. I don't peel the seed. I have a few videos about how to grow these on my channel.

I've done that before and I leave about three feet of fiber remaining from the crown downward. I didn't strip the tree every year, maybe every two or three years.

@PhillWyattProjects

2 жыл бұрын

Yea it now has about 2 feet of fibre. I won't strip any more for another year at least. It's doing well. It's at least 2 feet taller now. 😃

I wonder if you can make baskets out of the fibers

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly 🤔

The fiber acts as isolation in strong winters to protect the stem and also to protect from heavy rain. I wouldn't remove it...

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

If you look at very old trachycarpus palms that are very tall, all this fibre eventually rots away to reveal the smooth trunk anyway. I have found no evidence yet that doing this can make the palm vulnerable to harsh weather. If anything it helps the palm from fungus developing on the leaves as the fibres hold water and make the palm damp in winter.

@blockwhisperers8352

Жыл бұрын

I did the same to mine a couple of years ago and it’s been absolutely fine in the UK. It also looks so nice this way.

The fibre probably protects it in the cold winters!

@PhillWyattProjects

Жыл бұрын

So far this Palm is doing great and has not suffered any damage through winter. I have stripped a few with no negative side effects.

@Mevmotto

Жыл бұрын

That’s great

The fibre is there for a reason - to protect the trunk during the cold winter.

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to find evidence of that being the case. If you look at photos of old Trachycarpus palms, the fibrous trunk over time rots away and exposes the bare trunk anyway. In my experience doing this has not made the palm more vulnerable to cold weather.

@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER

Жыл бұрын

Not good removing it's Winter coat.

Hello my city in winter -20c if i plant this palm can live in winter?

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about -20 that might be just too cold.

@ahmethansariyildiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhillWyattProjects but i read this palm can live in -20c

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmethansariyildiz maybe but in my opinion it might struggle long term. It depends a lot on how wet the soil gets through winter and how much wind you get also. It could be possible but challenging.

@sigridscholt9276

Жыл бұрын

Just try. Lifes tot short

8 years old, wow seems a good size. How tall was it when you got it?

@PhillWyattProjects

2 жыл бұрын

I grew it from a seed. They are slow for about 5 years then they speed up considerably.

@bodo9387

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhillWyattProjects oh wow amazing!

The material you cut off looks similar to coir coconut fibre.

@PhillWyattProjects

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bryan, Yea it is very similar I did a video about Coconut Coir a few days ago actually which is a coincidence

Please send the fibre to me! I will pay postage! I am growing 2of these palms to harvest fibre to make handcrafted brooms. My 2year old trees are tiny and I don’t want to wait another 6years for the fibre! 🙏🙏🙏. PS Thank you for the video!

@PhillWyattProjects

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but it is long gone now I used it in my chimenea

It also reduces the amount of insects it can harbor.

@PhillWyattProjects

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's true.

What the, thats so unnatural. The fibers works as insulation no? Is this healthy for the palm and will it be prone to deceases?

@PhillWyattProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kenny, I am not aware that this would make the palm more prone to disease. Nor that it makes it less hardy to cold. If you live in a very cold area where you have prolonged periods of -5 degrees Celsius then I would not recommend it just to be on the safe side.