Doinking/Dweezling Dypsis is Disturbing!

[Merlyn]

Well, I suppose it's not that disturbing, but it is really weird!  I couldn't think of another synonym for weird that starts with "d."  This sorta-doinker showed up a few months ago and I figured that it would die off as it was struggling to pop out of the base of the largest Dypsis Pembana trunk.  The main trunk is now about 6 feet of trunk and 12 feet overall, and still growing fine.  And the doinker is now about 3 feet overall and seems to be growing normally.  Very weird, but here it is!

[realarch]

My D. pembana did this regularly and I think it's a pretty common occurrence with this species. 

It was removed a few years ago due to a remodel. Yours looks healthy and happy. 

Tim

[Tracy]

Same comment as Tim, Dpysis pembana seems prone to doing this.  I have some that aborted while others have survived.  I've also had this happen with Dypsis lutescens sprouting an offshoot from a trunk.

[DoomsDave]

@Merlyn2220 looks par for killer good heath! Wish mine did that!

[Tracy]

Doinkers!

[Merlyn]

29 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Doinkers!

Hah, that's even weirder than my version!  I checked my two clumps of Dypsis Lutescens, and no doinkers there...yet! 

[Brett in Mission Viejo]

Dypsis Lanceolata. Doinker start:

Later:

I have no clue what actually physically causes this. Over-watering? Or trunk damage? Or normal random trait? My Pembana has not yet shown this trait and it is on a slope, whereas my Lanceolata gets tons of water so maybe robust watering is involved?

[NickJames]

My D. Lutescens appear to be doing this often. 
 

They do get a lot of water. 

[NOT A TA]

7 hours ago, Merlyn2220 said:

Hah, that's even weirder than my version!  I checked my two clumps of Dypsis Lutescens, and no doinkers there...yet! 

I've been attempting to isolate Dypsis lutescens with the aerial suckering tendency (well above ground level). I have one I've been growing about 25 years. Last year I removed all the inflorescence from nearby lutescens in the hopes of getting seed from that one with a higher likelihood of producing offspring that have the trait. Once I germinated the seed, I potted them all individually rather than in clumps to sell like I normally do with the Dypsis lutescens. So now I've got a section of just the individually potted ones I'll grow and see what happens.

I'm also attempting to see if I can get the aerial suckers to sprout roots by air layering which hasn't been successful yet.

[Billeb]

Bumping this thread. Super weird Doinker on my Lutescens. Can’t figure out what’s going on here. This tree started out as a huge community pot of large strap leaves. I cut it back all the way to 3 of the largest stems in an effort to keep it small. 
 

It has flourished to 7 trunks now. Typical Lutescens I guess.
 

let’s see your doinkers 

 

-dale 

[D. Morrowii]

This Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus started doinking quite a bit this year. Is it risky to cut these back? It had 4 trunks, now its looking like 8-9. Too many for this spot I think.

[Billeb]

Here’s a few updated shots of my Lutescens posted above. It doesn’t seem to be correcting itself and actually looks to be getting more confused. Either way….the plant is healthy and growing great. I have an offshoot going virtually sideways to so it should look pretty cool when it starts bending vertical. Weird stuff….

 

-dale 

[iDesign]

Bumping this thread as I’m contemplating the fate of some “doinkers” on my lutescens clumps.

lf I decide they’re goners can I just snip them off with loppers? I think I read about someone dusting the wound with powder of some sort, but I’m not sure it’s needed with lutescens (since they’re hardy and plentiful). Can I lop away?

[Billeb]

6 hours ago, iDesign said:

Bumping this thread as I’m contemplating the fate of some “doinkers” on my lutescens clumps.

lf I decide they’re goners can I just snip them off with loppers? I think I read about someone dusting the wound with powder of some sort, but I’m not sure it’s needed with lutescens (since they’re hardy and plentiful). Can I lop away?

Stacey,  Yes you can. Just cut it off and liberally apply sulfur dust to the wound. You cannot over apply so don’t skimp. 
 

Seven makes a sulfur dust you can buy at HD.  I use it a lot when cutting fronds off or when peeling boots off prematurely. 
 

I know it’s not good but I tend to clean up my trees more than I should. 
 

-dale 

Edited September 10 by Billeb
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[Merlyn]

@iDesign sulfur powder is a good all-purpose choice.  I use it fairly often just for surface stuff like that.  Lutescens are pretty tough though, so it might not be a big deal.  I had a 3' clump of Lutescens that I ripped out of the ground, cut in half with a 12" reciprocating saw and just replanted both halves elsewhere.  They didn't miss a beat. 

[The Germinator]

Nice.... free pups.  My Golden cane branches above the ground and pushes pups from below the soil line. It is a nice way to get some good size plants going fast. Has anyone else harvested palm pups. I also dug up a Rhapis and runners are still coming up 4 years later. I try to dig them up and save them.