Dypsis prestoniana

[rprimbs]

Thank you Matt for the followup pictures! And thanks for the great advice. It makes sense. I will do that.

[msporty]

I wanted to bump this thread as MattyB’s prestoniana made the transition nicely from a smaller, protected, potted palm to a nice landscape palm and I’m facing this transition too. Of course others seem to have had success too so I wanted to hear other people’s experiences.

My prestoniana from JM has filled out a 2g pot under 50% shade cloth and it’s either going to get bumped up to a 5g and moved out of the shadehouse into a semi protected area or will be mound planted in its permanent location with some shade cloth. Here’s a photo of the palm:

A new Floribunda order is coming and I need to make some space for new palms in my overcrowded shadehouse and I’m hoping to get some advice as to transitioning these into full sun. I’ve had no issues going to full sun with the onilahensis group, decipiens, and a few saintelucie, but I haven’t tried any of the giant solitary Dypsis.

I’ve burned through a lot of threads but I haven’t exactly found the answer I needed. I have a new Floribunda order with carlsmithii and other giant Dypsis, so general advice would be helpful as these will have to go through the same transition someday.

FYI, I have well draining sandy soil on a south facing hillside 10 miles from the ocean. 

Edited February 6, 2018 by msporty

[Matt in OC]

They can be tricky transitioning. I would plant them somewhere with some canopy and protection. They are slow as heck in a pot, so I wouldn't waste time potting it up.