How to Fibre Strip a Trachycarpus Fortunei Palm Tree Trunk
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- Äas pĹidĂĄn 26. 07. 2020
- In this video I show How to Fibre Strip a Trachycarpus Fortunei Palm Tree Trunk. This is purely aesthetic and is not necessary although it does give the Palm Tree an interesting look which many people prefer. Stripping the Trunk does not take long and really transforms the look of the Palm.
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Well explained! Thanks!
Your welcome.
Thanks for the tip! Awesome video mate
Thanks mate đ
Looks good I havenât watched a trunk stripping before pretty cool. Thanks!
Your welcome đđ
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.
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 đ.
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.
Thanks Paul đ 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.
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.
Yes a very good idea! đ
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.
Thanks Mr Gđ yea that's a good idea. I also thought of using it to line a hanging basket.
@@PhillWyattProjects That's also a great idea, thanks.
I just planted 2 Trachycarpus palms in my garden, the fibrous trunk was the least appealing part of it, now youâve 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!
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.
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.
No problem đ
Fiber can be used as coconut coir or loosen fibers together and use as washing sponge for pots and pans while camping.
Interesting idea. Thanks for sharing.
It's just like coir so it's ideal for composting.
A good tip Ted đ
I heard the fibre is great for kindling if you have a wooden fireplace
This is true. I burnt this and it caught fire very easily
I live in temperate continental climate cold winters , with stripped trunk does the palm survive ? I mean that hair protects from the cold yes?
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.
The fibre probably protects it in the cold winters!
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.
Thatâs great
The fibre reminds me of coir compost.
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.
They look far more elegant with stripped trunks.
Yes I agree.
does striping the trunk make the palms less cold hardy?
In my experience no. I have not found any evidence that it makes them less hardy.
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.
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.
Hi where did you get your Trachycarpus seeds from ? Did you peel them ?
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.
Iâve got a Washingtonia robusta in the ground in Lincolnshire and was wandering if you know if it will survive the winter
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.
@@PhillWyattProjects thanks
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.
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.
@@PhillWyattProjects brilliant, thank you. Project for next year!
The fiber acts as isolation in strong winters to protect the stem and also to protect from heavy rain. I wouldn't remove it...
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.
I did the same to mine a couple of years ago and itâs been absolutely fine in the UK. It also looks so nice this way.
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.
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. đ
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...
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.
The Trachy is normally good to around -14 so is a really hardy palm and fine in the UK. Not sure about DK.
Hello my city in winter -20c if i plant this palm can live in winter?
I'm not sure about -20 that might be just too cold.
@@PhillWyattProjects but i read this palm can live in -20c
@@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.
Just try. Lifes tot short
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 donât want to wait another 6years for the fibre! đđđ. PS Thank you for the video!
Sorry but it is long gone now I used it in my chimenea
It also reduces the amount of insects it can harbor.
Yes that's true.
I wonder if you can make baskets out of the fibers
Possibly đ¤
The fibre is there for a reason - to protect the trunk during the cold winter.
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.
Not good removing it's Winter coat.
8 years old, wow seems a good size. How tall was it when you got it?
I grew it from a seed. They are slow for about 5 years then they speed up considerably.
@@PhillWyattProjects oh wow amazing!
The material you cut off looks similar to coir coconut fibre.
Hi Bryan, Yea it is very similar I did a video about Coconut Coir a few days ago actually which is a coincidence
What the, thats so unnatural. The fibers works as insulation no? Is this healthy for the palm and will it be prone to deceases?
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.