Hey Mike,I hope my Wagnerianus looks as good as yours,in a few years.Mine is in a 3 gallon pot right now.I got it in April,it has a 4" trunk as of this month.Since I put it in the pot it is working on putting out its 3rd frond,it came with 5 on it.Is that what I can expect in 4yrs?It's a beautiful palm.Thanks for the pics.it gives me something to look forward to,once I plant mine in the ground.What is that you have around the base of the palm?Is it edging?Did you admin your soil any when you planted it?If so what did you use?Once again beautiful palm :)

Very nice! I really like the Wagnerianus palms. The leaves really scream to be noticed! Actually to me the leaves kind of have a similar look to a Licuala which are probably one of the more tropical palms you can grow.
You palm looks really nice and made a fantastic recovery!
Good luck!
-Alex

Butiaman I dug all my old soil out threw it away an used miracle grow tree & shrub soil and its a plastic tree ring that holds mulch in place.

Alex the leaes really are cool. I do have a licuala grandis because I like those leaves too.

Licuala's haver very interesting fronds for palms since they arent divived (wagnerianus palm fronds are divided but from a distance they dont look divided at all). Licualas are great palms. I always wonder how they manage to look so good in the tropical areas vulnerable to hurricanes (you would think a moderate hurricane would rip those leaves apart and probably throw the plant right out of the ground).

Good luck!

mike- i also have a luciala grandis... what size is yours? and have you overwintered it yet? how is yours doing? mine is very very slow growing and give it filtered sun/ part shade... thanks -Justin

tropicalpalms I keep it in the house on a radiator all winter it put out 3 leaves. They like it steamying hot. its only a 2 gallon pot.

Your Waggie looks great Mike,one of my favorite Trachys!

Hows all your other stuff doing?
Would love to see some current pics(-:

Jim its been raining past few days everythings growing like crazy cactus and yucca blooming and flowers open. Ill take ome pics in a day or two :)

Sounds good Mike-

Over a foot of rain here since May 1,possibly heavy rain tonight-Thursday and Sat,bananas and everything else are going nuts!

We have had highs 80+ every day since May 22

Kind of dry here for the last couple of months--and warm. We really need a steady, heavy rain. 180 degree difference from last summer which was cold and wet by Eastern standards. Good luck with your wagnerianus, mine just sits there--very slow compared to most of the other palms I have (over 50 different species now). Today was absolutely gorgeous though--I called in sick.