Blue sky and shadows......

The blue sky today was beautiful and very, very welcome!

Wasn't it just? so much rain this last fortnight!

So do I HB colder today!!

Your Trachycarpus fortunei palms looks great!

That's a really small area...won't it get to large there? I know this palm can grow to at least 40' (13 m) tall.

Delonix this is Trachy Wagnerianus. we have fortunei as well, it does have more space than the photograph conveys, it might reach the top of the pergola this year all being well, we have made plans to deal with it.....as and when, then it can carry on growing as large as it likes! we do remove the lower fronds to make it easier to manage....

Oh! I have two Trachycarpus wagnerianus in my front yard, also. T. wagnerianus grows slower and stays a little smaller. It has more of a compact ornamental structure. T. fortunei grows very fast to 25 ft (7.6 m), in four years, many times.

Yes the fortunei is looking great so many new fronds, will be able to walk underneath it this summer!