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Growth rate differences - 2 large palms

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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DoomsDave Grand Master

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The picture below shows a Bismarckia on the right and a Dypsis decipiens on the left, both planted at the same time, about 6 years ago, in front of the Hoopers' place in la Habra.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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The Dypsis was about one-third the size it is now, the Bizzie was about the same size.

Both eventually get huge, but Dypsis is in no big hurry.

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Monòver Grand Master

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And the winner is???

Bismarckia!!!!

Amazing grow rate. Looks nice and healthy.

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Considering how slow D. decipiens is, it's amazing it reaches any size at all.

But, they do get huge, in time. A lot of time, apparently. At least here in La Habra.

 

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Looks like the triangle in the background is winning. :winkie:

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richnorm Grand Master

richnorm

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Looks very yellow. Perhaps it is too dry?  

Ben1 Community Regular

Ben1

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Very intresting comparison!!! 

That Bizzy is a killer! :greenthumb:

rprimbs Mentor

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That Bismarkia is an absolute rocket!  I have on I planted about 3 years ago, and while it is getting "big", it is nothing like that trunking Bismarkia.  The decipiens does look a little scrawny though.  If I watered my decipiens as rarely as my Bismarkia it would    die.

Walt Grand Master

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IMO, bismarckia palms are relatively fast growers, at least for me. When I first started growing them I used to keep growth journals, measuring height, girth, etc. I think I was getting about 11 fronds a year, and fronds would open on any month of they year, albeit growth would slow down during the winter. As for Dypsis decipiens, I only had one, and it was a painfully slow grower. But it croaked for some reason. I guess it didn't like my humid climate.

Below is a YouTube video I made in May of 2015 showing six of my silver form bismarckia palms. One of them, my second to largest one, (since this video) was killed by palmetto weevils.

 

Mad about palms

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Walt:

OUCH! (Palmetto weevils!)

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Shon Mentor

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They are slow but that looks like a triple. Solitary one would be faster not bizzie fast but faster. 

San Marcos CA

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