Dypsis decipiens - tips from the pros?

[Hillizard]

Josue: My D. decipiens survived the winter with very little spotting and is pushing a new leaf, but very slooooowly. Still, it's alive at least, and where I live that's OK!

[Hillizard]

On 10/21/2019 at 12:48 PM, Josue Diaz said:

yes, both are dead. both lost in late summer. Sudden decline both times. 

I lost the one I had in-ground that was in almost full sun. I think they might do better in shade and grow into the sun over time, at least here in central NorCal.

[doubravsky]

I lost a bunch of these before buying a pretty good size one- In a 25 gallon pot. That one made it  

[TomJ]

If it's still alive I think you've done a good job.

The only thing I can say for sure is they start off really slow and then speed up as they grow.

I have killed so many of these I don't know why the one I still have isn't dead.

From my experience in killing Decipiens, which is indeed extensive,  is none lasted six months from me planting them out.

Yours being alive still, to me is the hard yard.

If you were to see the one I have you might think I knew what I was doing.

Ironically the one that lived for me was a 15gl double. The largest trunk died within 10 days of planting. I mentally gave up on it, but the small trunk ended up NOT dying.

I can blame hard clay, over watering, under watering, exposure..... but I have no idea why one particular one is still alive.

Even more frustrating to me was the fact that everyone seems to say how bulletproof they are, handle full sun, etc.

For those reasons I kept trying.

I see many people in many different climates posting nice ones.