Dypsis sp. big curley is BIG and likely prestoniana..

[BS Man about Palms]

So, I saw Joshs fantastic Dypsis manajarensis posted elsewhere earlier today and he suggested I update my resident monster... Well, it's flowering again (Two, this time I left them on.).. this thing is 14" across at the base... and appears to be expanding too! Anyway..it's BIG and happy in So Cal.!

[BS Man about Palms]

The flower stalks are as big as my forearm! Anyone elses doing great? Post away!

[Gonzer]

Jeez William, I remember when that guy was knee-high to a grasshopper!

[Stevetoad]

She’s a beaut Bill!

[Palm Tree Jim]

You are looking rather small next to her......

[DoomsDave]

Please don’t eat me!

[quaman58]

 Absolutely amazing Bill. Looks like it's growing in Hawaii or in habitat. Any luck from anybody germinating your first batch of seeds?

[BS Man about Palms]

2 hours ago, quaman58 said:

 Absolutely amazing Bill. Looks like it's growing in Hawaii or in habitat. Any luck from anybody germinating your first batch of seeds?

Not that I heard..  I hope these are more successful!

 

[DoomsDave]

4 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Not that I heard..  I hope these are more successful!

 

If you need to Home out some seeds, I’m a PM away

[joe_OC]

Great looking palm.  What is the palm to the right of it in the first pic?

[Josh-O]

one of the best robust specimens in So Cal with out any doubt... nicely done sir!!!!

[BS Man about Palms]

2 hours ago, joe_OC said:

Great looking palm.  What is the palm to the right of it in the first pic?

Why that's my single trunk Dypsis "Slick Willy"!! (Dypsis bef)... I found out the single trunk ones are actually very fast! Flowering right now too!!

[bgl]

That's truly a spectacular looking palm, Bill, and I consider myself fortunate to have seen it myself a couple of times over the past several years!  Interestingly, one of mine (in Leilani Estates) is just about the same size, with the same amount of trunk and it has also flowered a couple of times. I collected seeds, maybe 15-18 months ago or so, and was successful in germinating some of the seeds. A fairly low percentage germinated, but that's OK - I don't need a hundred Dypsis prestoniana palms!  Only about six or seven germinated, and they are currently tiny two leaf seedlings. Interestingly, they all survived the recent volcanic eruption, even though many other smaller palms simply croaked. All the taller D. prestoniana are just fine, and show absolutely no sign of damage from the SO2 gas (or other gases). At least you don't have to deal with that!

[Brett in Mission Viejo]

Wow! Total awesomeness on that orange crown-shaft coloring, Bill!!

Mine is a long ways behind yours, but it is doing great. Not trunking yet but constantly getting beefier with a 10 inch diameter base and is on it's fourth leaf spear since spring. 

 

[Hilo Jason]

Wow, very nice Bill!  Would be cool to see that Presto hybridize with that stunning solitary Slick Willy!  

[humangenomaproject]

What a beauty! I'll be living about half the year in Southern California starting 2019 and will be looking forward to growing this.

[Josue Diaz]

14 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Wow, very nice Bill!  Would be cool to see that Presto hybridize with that stunning solitary Slick Willy!  

I thought the same thing! With them being in close proximity I guess bees and wind could carry pollen from one to the other. 

 

Great looking palms Bill!

[LJG]

Looks like seed on the Slick Willy. 

[Tracy]

On 9/22/2018, 10:56:18, BS Man about Palms said:

Anyone elses doing great? Post away!

Dypsis prestoniana Big Curly edition starting to form a couple of rings of trunk for me.

[Brett in Mission Viejo]

20 hours ago, Tracy said:

Dypsis prestoniana Big Curly edition starting to form a couple of rings of trunk for me.

Very nice! Degree of leaf curl seems to be variable among varieties or maybe is dependent on growing conditions?

[Tracy]

1 hour ago, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

Degree of leaf curl seems to be variable among varieties

If by curl, you are referencing the leaf spiraling on it's access, I have seen variation from leaf to leaf on mine.  They definitely become more curled or spiraled as the leaf becomes more pendant.  Even my smaller Dypsis prestoniana shows that trait to varying degrees.  In the photo of the full plant, you can see the lowest leaf on the right of the photo with no spiral.  The leaf coming directly toward the camera is spiraled so that the leaf tip is actually upside down, as is the one going away from the camera and hanging over the driveway.  The leaf sheath, boot, or petiole base on this one is pretty ugly and always looks partially dead, but the rest of the leaf and leaflets look great.  I often wonder if it will grow out of this, or if this is just the way this particular plant grows because it has always looked like this.

[JubaeaMan138]

Here is one of my smallest ones its just at 3 foot tall now but super pretty and always happy and pushes multiple Spears a year . Been in the ground from a 1 gallon for almost 2 years fast grower in my opinion unlike my robustas which seem like slugs . Any ideas on which prestoniana it is ? I have a bigger one that is about 9 foot tall overall that is in a 15 gallon pot that I’m trying to acclimate to full sun seems as though it’s doing pretty good definetly not as dark green as the smaller one 

Edited September 27, 2018 by JubaeaMan138
Wrong height

[JubaeaMan138]

Top view 

[Brett in Mission Viejo]

9 hours ago, Tracy said:

If by curl, you are referencing the leaf spiraling on it's access, I have seen variation from leaf to leaf on mine.  They definitely become more curled or spiraled as the leaf becomes more pendant.  Even my smaller Dypsis prestoniana shows that trait to varying degrees.  In the photo of the full plant, you can see the lowest leaf on the right of the photo with no spiral.  The leaf coming directly toward the camera is spiraled so that the leaf tip is actually upside down, as is the one going away from the camera and hanging over the driveway.  The leaf sheath, boot, or petiole base on this one is pretty ugly and always looks partially dead, but the rest of the leaf and leaflets look great.  I often wonder if it will grow out of this, or if this is just the way this particular plant grows because it has always looked like this.

Actually, the detail I was referring to was the curl on each leaflet tip. On my plant, each leaflet tip curls when the frond opens. Your leaflet tips don't seem to curl as much on the newer fronds. 

[Tracy]

7 hours ago, JubaeaMan138 said:

Been in the ground from a 1 gallon for almost 2 years fast grower in my opinion unlike my robustas which seem like slugs

That is pretty impressive growth in 2 years for Southern California.  I guess independent of which variation, the fact that it is growing rapidly and adapting to your climate are great signs for a beautiful palm!  

[Tracy]

On 9/24/2018, 6:04:42, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

 

 

4 minutes ago, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

Actually, the detail I was referring to was the curl on each leaflet tip. On my plant, each leaflet tip curls when the frond opens. Your leaflet tips don't seem to curl as much on the newer fronds. 

Yours definitely shows more leaflet curl right now.

[Palm Tree Jim]

On 9/24/2018, 6:04:42, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

Wow! Total awesomeness on that orange crown-shaft coloring, Bill!!

Mine is a long ways behind yours, but it is doing great. Not trunking yet but constantly getting beefier with a 10 inch diameter base and is on it's fourth leaf spear since spring. 

 

Brett,

Looking great!

[Hilo Jason]

On 9/24/2018, 3:04:42, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

Wow! Total awesomeness on that orange crown-shaft coloring, Bill!!

Mine is a long ways behind yours, but it is doing great. Not trunking yet but constantly getting beefier with a 10 inch diameter base and is on it's fourth leaf spear since spring. 

 

Great pictures and palm Brett. Looks like your garden is here on the Big Island! 

[TomJ]

Jason I think I'm growing it's twin. Here's mine 6 Winters in the ground. Planted out about the diameter of a baseball. New stem is beefy. (Stone IPA can for scale)

If you're wondering the Trex boards along the base are to keep my chickens from doing too much scratching at the roots.

[BS Man about Palms]

Excellent adds here!!!

[Cindy Adair]

What stunning trees and very helpful to me as I eye possible locations to plant mine still in pots!

I'll try to add some photos of my young ones in the next day or two.

(Topics like this are some of the many things I enjoy about Palmtalk.  I can search most any palm species and come up with a variety of photos and comments nowhere else and often including people I have actually met. Plus 24/7 access. I am very appreciative of the IPS funding for this site and to Dean as moderator and all of you who contribute).

[Cindy Adair]

Here are my two Dypsis prestonianas which were gifts from Edric. Thanks again!

[BS Man about Palms]

Here's some fun... a link to a video from 8 years ago of that side of the yard.. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC_iwVKr_Nw

[edric]

Look great Cindy, Ed

[Cindy Adair]

Thanks, Ed. I know they will be much happier when I put them in the ground so I will post follow ups later.

Bill, I enjoyed the video as always! Thanks.

[Moose]

On ‎9‎/‎23‎/‎2018‎ ‎11‎:‎13‎:‎25‎, DoomsDave said:

Please don’t eat me!

Meow

[realarch]

Great looking Presto's, healthy and happy. Obviously a winner in SoCal. 

Mine has been seeding and I'm trying to germinate a few. Nothing yet however. 

Tim

[Tracy]

On 11/25/2018 at 11:29 PM, realarch said:

Mine has been seeding and I'm trying to germinate a few. Nothing yet however. 

 

On 9/22/2018 at 10:56 PM, BS Man about Palms said:

The flower stalks are as big as my forearm! Anyone elses doing great? Post away!

So my smaller one keeps pushing out inflorescence, but I never see any seed set.  This last go round opened during winter, and I never saw the flowers open to be pollinated.  Did yours push out multiple inflo's before you saw seed set?  The inflorescence is getting bigger each time it pushes out one.

[mike in kurtistown]

Here's mine last August. Seeds developed and ripened quite quickly, turning orange in color. Like Tim, I have had no germination as yet. The usual 5-gal orange bucket for scale.

 

[BS Man about Palms]

The first time out, it threw up 3 spathes at once.. I cut off the 1st and 3rd.. none germinated. This time I ignored the two.. if some pop from ground.. there you go.  I measured a few weeks back.. 14" across at the base!

 

This morning....