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Dypsis Sucker?

palmislandRandy

By palmislandRandy
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palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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This D. onilahensis has started a mid trunk sucker (correct term?). It's been doing well, so I really don't want to add any stress. This one is right in front of my house, so I'm kinda concerned with the aesthetics. If I leave it will it develop into a normal looking stem? Should I leave it or cut it off?

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"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

John Case Grand Master

John Case

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The angle looks wrong for a trunk pup...are you certain it is not the beginning of an inflorescence?

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

grant b. Rising Star

grant b.

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I have always been curious about this as well. How safe is it to remove suckers, or in this case a bifurcation? is there a special technique or are there any special topical solutions to be applied after the cut?

Grant
Long Beach, CA

Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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I get these bifurcations on many of my palms and sometimes just cut them off when they first develop to limit scaring. If left unchecked it will grow into a full trunk. Up to you if you want the third trunk.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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I'd just leave it. It'll look great.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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I think it will be beautiful as a multi trunked palm. I once cut off the sucker on my largest Dypsis decipiens about three years ago and it retaliated by producing two more. I will let it be a three trunked palm since it seems to want to be that way so much.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

Andrew, It's been in the ground about 2 1/2 years from a 7 gal. I don't think you can see from the pic, but it is mounded up 10 inches. The soil was amended with 50% sand & gets very little water. I've killed quite a few smaller ones. Starting with a larger size was the key. I'm not going to mess with it.

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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As the Beatles would sa "Let it Be"

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Yes indeed, leave it alone.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

Andrew, It's been in the ground about 2 1/2 years from a 7 gal. I don't think you can see from the pic, but it is mounded up 10 inches. The soil was amended with 50% sand & gets very little water. I've killed quite a few smaller ones. Starting with a larger size was the key. I'm not going to mess with it.

:hmm: hhhhmmmm someone I know has mentioned this approach for a while... maybe it works... :rolleyes:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Gtlevine Grand Master

Gtlevine

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I cut off all trunk suckers, don't like them.

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

Andrew, It's been in the ground about 2 1/2 years from a 7 gal. I don't think you can see from the pic, but it is mounded up 10 inches. The soil was amended with 50% sand & gets very little water. I've killed quite a few smaller ones. Starting with a larger size was the key. I'm not going to mess with it.

:hmm: hhhhmmmm someone I know has mentioned this approach for a while... maybe it works... :rolleyes:

10 inches high in Florida is more of a "hill" B)

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

Andrew, It's been in the ground about 2 1/2 years from a 7 gal. I don't think you can see from the pic, but it is mounded up 10 inches. The soil was amended with 50% sand & gets very little water. I've killed quite a few smaller ones. Starting with a larger size was the key. I'm not going to mess with it.

:hmm: hhhhmmmm someone I know has mentioned this approach for a while... maybe it works... :rolleyes:

I don't follow you, Bill.

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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If you remove it, you will have a scar. If you leave it, you will have another head--how is that thing in the ground and looking so flawless?! Randy, tell me what you have done to the soil, please. That palm is giving Randy some bragging rights!

Andrew, It's been in the ground about 2 1/2 years from a 7 gal. I don't think you can see from the pic, but it is mounded up 10 inches. The soil was amended with 50% sand & gets very little water. I've killed quite a few smaller ones. Starting with a larger size was the key. I'm not going to mess with it.

:hmm: hhhhmmmm someone I know has mentioned this approach for a while... maybe it works... :rolleyes:

I don't follow you, Bill.

What Bill is referring to, is his advice regarding the planting of some Dypsis on mounds. Planting above grade level aids in drainage. :greenthumb:

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Moose Grand Master

Moose

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As the Beatles would sa "Let it Be"

:greenthumb:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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