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Dypsis plumosa growth

GottmitAlex

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Hi everyone.  Does anyone know the regular growth speed on Dypsis plumosa?

Here's a 4 year old from seed planted in clay soil.

Sandal for scale (it's 12.5") 

 

By the way @DoomsDave thank you for the Dypsis. It's your baby.

 

 

 

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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Four plumosas planted January 2012 against this light-colored out building so that I could see them and not have them blended against a green background. Two on right have been producing seeds for several years.

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Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

Steve Mac Grand Master

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OMG,

I just wasted way over an hour, typing, taking pics etc. then realized that it was Dypsis plumosa not Chamaedorea plumosa.

I could not understand how fat Mikes were and how skinny mine were. Derr.

Well, back to the camping forum , safer ground.  :-)

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Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Dypsis plumosa is one of the most under appreciated palms. They have so much going for them. They’re relatively small, they sprout easily and grow fast from seeds, and they can take dryish environments much better than most of the other Dypsis. 
 

They seem to top out height-wise at about ten feet, though the trunks do get fatter with age and time. 

If you can, plant them in full sun for at least half a day; they don’t like being overtopped and shaded too much by other plants.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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@GottmitAlex that looks like a good spot, even if it’s narrow. The more direct sun it gets the better though it will grow in shaded situations too.

Wunderbar!

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4 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

@GottmitAlex that looks like a good spot, even if it’s narrow. The more direct sun it gets the better though it will grow in shaded situations too.

Wunderbar!

Got four planted out in various spots thanks to your botanical philanthropy. Same sizes as Alex's.

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So nice to be appreciated!

Here’s my biggest Dypsis plumosa out front; it’s about 7 -  8 feet tall. Because it’s shaded by taller palms nearby it has stopped blooming and producing seeds.

The Shoe is an American size 13.

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I am a recipient of a Doomsday Dave D. plumosa, and mine is also prospering nicely. Thanks, Dave!

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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So, @GottmitAlex if you have any babies to spare, maybe give them to neighbors in your hood. They're not gonna turn into monsters, and if someone puts one in full sun, it'll be like the one in my picture in a few years. (Shoe optional.)

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1 hour ago, DoomsDave said:

So, @GottmitAlex if you have any babies to spare, maybe give them to neighbors in your hood. They're not gonna turn into monsters, and if someone puts one in full sun, it'll be like the one in my picture in a few years. (Shoe optional.)

Thanks @DoomsDave. !

 

 

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

Tyrone Grand Master

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I’ve found they want really good drainage. Soggy gluggy soil creates root rot and a stalled plant that gets leaf tip damage. 

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Tracy Grand Master

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On 9/10/2021 at 7:46 PM, GottmitAlex said:

Does anyone know the regular growth speed on Dypsis plumosa?

 

On 9/12/2021 at 12:27 PM, Gonzer said:

Same sizes as Alex's.

Alex since yours is in a narrow planter, I thought this one also planted in a narrow strip between my driveway and a paver sitting area would be a good comparison for you.  It's actually a pair that I got as band sizes at a Palm Society meeting.  The first photo when similar size to yours was taken President's Day weekend in 2017, so 4 1/2 years ago.  Current photos of the same pair of Dypsis plumosa.  They are two separate plants that were just in the same pot, so I thought I would try growing them together since they tend to have a somewhat sparse crown.  I have another that is about 3 years ahead of this producing seed and about 4' of ringed trunk now.  All three of us are in the same area, so this is probably pretty representative of what you can expect.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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GottmitAlex Grand Master

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Here's an update:

The spear is very, very tall. 

 

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

deezpalms Grand Master

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Here’s mine. It puts on 5 or 6 fronds a year in vista 

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Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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These old threads are very helpful. Another one of @DoomsDave Dypsis Plumosa planted in Santa Paula California . This one will see shade with some filtered light in the afternoon. I was looking for Chamaedorea Plumosa but once I saw Dave’s Dypsis Plumosa I changed my mind. It is young but ready for the world! Harry

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