Tri-Bears: let's see 'em...

[Palmə häl′ik]

I couldn't help but notice how my tri-bear hybrid palm is taking off...  I'm actually going to be having my oak tree trimmed to allow more growth for it and others bustin' through the oak canopy...   

Mines got around ten rings of trunk, and has a canopy 25'+ tall.  It was planted 5-6 years ago from a 7gal container:   

 

Feel free to post pics of yours, Id love to see em.....

[doranakandawatta]

It seems I'll never be able to get a  tri-bear hybrid palm. 
Is this available only in USA?
Does Floribunda palms grow these hybrids?

Thanks

 

[Josh-O]

2 hours ago, doranakandawatta said:

It seems I'll never be able to get a  tri-bear hybrid palm. 
Is this available only in USA?
Does Floribunda palms grow these hybrids?

Thanks

 

nope,

maybe someone in Fl. will ship you some seed one day?

[Josh-O]

BS man for scale. It has grown a bunch since this picture last year

 

[doranakandawatta]

1 hour ago, Josh-O said:

BS man for scale. It has grown a bunch since this picture last year

 

It's a beautiful monster ...
Sorry, the palm, not BS Man, 

[RedRabbit]

I'd sure like to get one of these, but they're really hard to find.

On another note, great job Ray! It is impressive what you're doing over there in Brandon. 

 

[BS Man about Palms]

21 minutes ago, doranakandawatta said:

It's a beautiful monster ...
Sorry, the palm, not BS Man, 

I've been called worse! hahah..

 

Here's my baby this morning..  

[doranakandawatta]

4 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said:

I've been called worse! hahah..

 

Here's my baby this morning..  

I must apologize .... 
But your baby is fat ... how old is that beauty (since you planted it) ?

[BS Man about Palms]

Time is getting away from me now but I think it has been in the ground about 5-6 years.? It was a decent sized 15 gal when planted. They are really very fast palms!

[quaman58]

Bill,

 

Would I be correct in assuming that these are sterile? Looks like yours was flowering, no?

[tim_brissy_13]

Are these available anywhere in Australia? Been looking for one for a while now.

[coops 3214]

24 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Are these available anywhere in Australia? Been looking for one for a while now.

How do u think they would go down here tim??

[PalmTreeDude]

Such a cool palm!

[DoomsDave]

Pant pant 

licky

[pigafetta]

6 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Are these available anywhere in Australia? Been looking for one for a while now.

You can get them in Oz but not very often and they always seem to be very small when they are for sale I hit up PFB a while back by E-mail asking if they had any but got no reply. (so assume that was a no)

I had one in my parents garden on the Sunny coast, but they have since sold the house , it was were very easy to grow and seemed to grow faster than both parents, I also saw some in gardens in SE QLD at a similar size to the ones in pics above and that was over ten years ago so they must be huge now (but i think they tend to look best when smaller anyway)

Like i said in another thread not long ago, id love to try one down here to see how they go, they are the kind of palm that look good even when young so even if grown in a pot until they were a good size before planting out they would be worth growing.

[tim_brissy_13]

10 hours ago, coops 3214 said:

How do u think they would go down here tim??

You never know until you try, but I'd be confident they'd do well. D decaryi are popping up all over the place now and from all reports the hybrid is faster growing which can be important for marginals here. 

[Palmə häl′ik]

The trunkin' area:

[Ben in Norcal]

4 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

You never know until you try, but I'd be confident they'd do well. D decaryi are popping up all over the place now and from all reports the hybrid is faster growing which can be important for marginals here. 

I'm a couple years in to one here in Norcal, not a hint of resentment at our dry heat, or cool damp...taken over 100 F for days on end, and down to 30 degrees F no issue.  Not much canopy, either.  So certainly worth a go down there, I'd say.

[BS Man about Palms]

On 2/12/2017, 3:28:01, quaman58 said:

Bill,

 

Would I be correct in assuming that these are sterile? Looks like yours was flowering, no?

Not flowered yet on mine, I have heard they are sterile, yes. If I had the property, I would plant decayi and leptos near each other and wait for hybrids..

 

[Josh-O]

On 2/12/2017, 10:32:52, BS Man about Palms said:

I've been called worse! hahah..

 

Here's my baby this morning..  

nice!!!

[Pando]

Oh yeah, Bill's tri-bear is huge!

[Palmə häl′ik]

ByGolly that thing is huge!

[DoomsDave]

On 2/12/2017, 10:32:52, BS Man about Palms said:

I've been called worse! hahah..

 

Here's my baby this morning..  

Coochie coochie coo . . . .

[Palmə häl′ik]

This is the spread on mine...   Eeeeeelongated fronds dot com

[Josh-O]

more gardens need to have this palm in the ground

[Josh-O]

I'm about to plant two more

[Tracy]

On 2/12/2017, 10:32:52, BS Man about Palms said:

 

Here's my baby this morning..  

Bill, you have seen the one I acquired as a seedling labeled as a Tri-Bear.  As it gets larger, I'm inclined to think it really is resembling the leptocheilos so much that it may not be a hybrid.  Here is a shot from a couple of weeks ago... thoughts?

[Josh-O]

2 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Bill, you have seen the one I acquired as a seedling labeled as a Tri-Bear.  As it gets larger, I'm inclined to think it really is resembling the leptocheilos so much that it may not be a hybrid.  Here is a shot from a couple of weeks ago... thoughts?

if the crown is not triangular at this stage it is a pure Lepto

also the leaves open up with a reddish bronze color at this juvenile size

[Ben in Norcal]

10 hours ago, Josh-O said:

if the crown is not triangular at this stage it is a pure Lepto

also the leaves open up with a reddish bronze color at this juvenile size

2nd part isn't true across the board...inconsistent, depending on plants.  First one much better indicator. 

[BS Man about Palms]

11 hours ago, Tracy said:

Bill, you have seen the one I acquired as a seedling labeled as a Tri-Bear.  As it gets larger, I'm inclined to think it really is resembling the leptocheilos so much that it may not be a hybrid.  Here is a shot from a couple of weeks ago... thoughts?

Yeah, as Josh said, the triangular leaf bases are the dead giveaway. When I picked up the "natural crosses" from FL., I could just walk down the row of teddies and easily pick out the hybrids.. The keels should have a definite "point" by now. Also, your leaves look kinda flat.?, they should have a bit of a "V"  

[Tracy]

13 hours ago, Josh-O said:

it is a pure Lepto

 

1 hour ago, BS Man about Palms said:

The keels should have a definite "point" by now. Also, your leaves look kinda flat.?, they should have a bit of a "V"  

Seeing no point, flat leaves, and an absence of a distinction in the crown of the one I posted, and my known pure D lepto.... I'll go with the excerpt from Josh's input... it is pure Lepto.  And the sad face wins out!  Well at least I didn't buy a Syagrus romanzoffiana seedling mislabled as a tri-bear.  It was literally a one leaf seedling in a band when I got it, so I don't feel to bad about my misjudgement.  Thanks for bursting my bubble before it got too big and actually hurt. 

[ErikSJI]

Fantastic looking palm.

[Jdiaz31089]

18 hours ago, Josh-O said:

more gardens need to have this palm in the ground

Josh, how freeze/frost/cool tolerant would you guess these are? 

[Ben in Norcal]

1 hour ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

Josh, how freeze/frost/cool tolerant would you guess these are? 

I'm probably a better person to ask since Josh lives in the tropics. 

Definitely worth a go in Fresno, since I have one doing well here.

[Jdiaz31089]

14 minutes ago, Ben in Norcal said:

I'm probably a better person to ask since Josh lives in the tropics. 

Definitely worth a go in Fresno, since I have one doing well here.

LOL true. Whereabout can I get my hands on one though? That's the question!

[Ben in Norcal]

23 minutes ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

LOL true. Whereabout can I get my hands on one though? That's the question!

I got mine from Seabreeze Nurseries a few years back.  Not sure if they are still shipping out here.  Maybe Josh can help you there. 

[Josh-O]

8 hours ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

Josh, how freeze/frost/cool tolerant would you guess these are? 

sine it has that decaryi vigor in it, it sure can take cold waaaaayyyy better then just pure lepto. but then again I'm in the tropics

[Josh-O]

15 hours ago, Ben in Norcal said:

2nd part isn't true across the board...inconsistent, depending on plants.  First one much better indicator. 

out of the 30 or so I had  I have 10 big 5 gals left and all have opened up red leaves and are still opening up with red leaves. They will eventually grow out of this trait unfortunately

[Ben in Norcal]

9 hours ago, Josh-O said:

out of the 30 or so I had  I have 10 big 5 gals left and all have opened up red leaves and are still opening up with red leaves. They will eventually grow out of this trait unfortunately

Mine never has from seedling size - it's definitely a Tri-Bear, but just throws lighter green spears/new fronds. 

[Hilo Jason]

On 2/15/2017, 8:36:00, Josh-O said:

I'm about to plant two more

I'm with you Josh.  I've got another planned to go in my garden this spring.  Pulling out a palm to make room for it.