palm tree

[chessington]

Hi a couple of weeks ago we planted a little palm tree, we are not much for gardening and wondered if anyone knew how long they take to grow? It says on the labal it can grow up to 50 feet, thanks in advance

[hammerman]

It depends what it is but generally speaking, most palm trees are notoriously slow growing.

Any idea what it is ?...Trachycarpus maybe ?....expect no more than a foot or two per year.

[chessington]

hi thanks for reply, I dont know what it is, it just said palm on the label and to water well?? from Tesco

[hammerman]

Maybe you could take a photo and ask about it on http://gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?

[shylock73]

Try this question in the appropiate box, ie, `Home and Garden,` you may get your answer there.

[wildwood]

It also depends on where you are. The warmer it is, the faster it grows.

[chessington]

thanks for replies, sorry I know now I put this in wrong part, I didnt see home and garden when I posted this.
We live just outside London so maybe it will only grow in the summer months, I know nothing about gardening only know how to mow the grass lol