Thanks Jim, that was a real treat to see them in the natural habitat.

I noticed they do not mind part shade and can grow from under large trees. They also grew on steep slopes. I have a hunch their roots are designed well for slopes and do not require a level surface like most other palms. Some leaves looked bent down and it had that look our unwraped palms get after a heavy snow. It must snow there once in a while.

Its a very beautiful palm, too bad that many plants sold as takil in the US are mislabeled. Those seem to be in very heavy shade and I think Trachys look best when in shade despite there slower growth and less resistance to wind and snow (since the leaves are so streched out).

Thanks for sharing!
-Alex

I had two of these but one died over the winter. Before i saw this I wasn't sure if mine was takil. Mine has stiff, thinly serrated leaves just like the one in the pic.

I think this place sells real takil. Their info is off but this is real

Here is a link that might be useful: t. takil

It does snow and get cold there,down to 0(f) I have heard.

In the summer they have heavy monsoon rains.
It is better to grow Trachy seedlings in part shade as they will grow faster.
They do grow in semi-shade in habitat until they reach their massive heights(for a Trachy)of 30-50 feet.

BTW
They are forecasting 97 here for Monday!
Can't really believe it,we'll see about that.

No matter though with 10+ days of 80+ weather
should see some explosive growth!-esp out of the Nanars.

Here is a link that might be useful: !0 day