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Dypsis basilonga


Bill Austin

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Another Dypsis of Doom in the Mooseland. :violin:

Never made it out of the container :angry:

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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One of my favorites. Mine in pots have been fine but haven’t found the right spot yet to plant out. 

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Such a stunning palm in person. Thanks for all the great stuff the other day

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Yup, stellar palm! Pretty fast growing as well, which is an added perk.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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On 5/28/2018 at 3:57 PM, Matt in OC said:

One of my favorites. Mine in pots have been fine but haven’t found the right spot yet to plant out. 

So Matt have you found a place for yours yet?  I put two into my garden and they seem to be adapting well.  Both were 3 gallons and small when I got mine.  2 years 1 month in the ground from that 3 gallon pot and it's a totally different looking plant now.  You can actually see it's a Dypsis basilonga now.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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Mine are doing well, probably helped it’s been pretty cool. I planted them in full sun around Easter and they’re plugging away (two tallest spears). 

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Thanks for bumping this thread Tracy. I just took these photos of one of mine yesterday as it was really standing out to me. 

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What is the best growing environment for this species?

How much sun do they desire?

Jeffry Brusseau

"Cuesta Linda"

Vista, California

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On 7/7/2019 at 1:21 PM, Mr Rare said:

What is the best growing environment for this species?

How much sun do they desire?

Since no one else has stepped up with recommendations, I will share what is working for me.  Mine get summer mid-day sun for a couple of hours but filtered light most of the rest of the day, and full winter shade here in Leucadia.  Might they do better with more sun, I don't know but they definitely aren't burning with what I'm giving them.  My soil is very sandy so it's very well draining.  Hopefully some others can share regarding the "best growing enviornment" as opposed to just what they have tried and is working. 

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I've been meaning to add to this topic for a while now - finally got around to getting a pic of this guy - one of my favs.

It is in full time shade but still looks very nice. Hard to get a good pic, but you can get an idea. In person, it is a real keeper.

Notice the long basal leaves from which it gets its name.

 

 

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Really....Wow! So that's what they’re supposed to look like. That's awesome Dean.

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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Here are  a couple of Dypsis Basilonga photos from habitat.  I took these photos on Mt. Vatovavy in Madagascar.  If my memory is correct, the top of Mt Vatovavy is about 1,700 feet above sea level.  Dypsis Basilonga didn't show up until almost the top of the mountain.  I would say within 100-200 feet of the top, all of the sudden they were there and could then be seen growing from there up to the top.  

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Growing in full sun, on the top of the mountain, you can see how much more compact they are compared to the ones growing in the shade of the forest. 

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Supper cool Jason.  Wish 8 could travel but I can't even make the garden tours on the big island 

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Whoah! Madagascar is definately prehistoric by its separation from the mainland (little to no human intervention).  I wonder how many more species of palms exist over there which have not been discovered.  

I betcha there are plenty.  Even today, Madagascar seems like King Kongs'  island. 

 

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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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D. basilonga, what a special palm. Thanks for the photos Jason. 

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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On 8/20/2019 at 1:09 PM, Hilo Jason said:

Here are  a couple of Dypsis Basilonga photos from habitat.  I took these photos on Mt. Vatovavy in Madagascar.  If my memory is correct, the top of Mt Vatovavy is about 1,700 feet above sea level.  Dypsis Basilonga didn't show up until almost the top of the mountain.  I would say within 100-200 feet of the top, all of the sudden they were there and could then be seen growing from there up to the top.  

Mt Vatovavy:

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Growing in full sun, on the top of the mountain, you can see how much more compact they are compared to the ones growing in the shade of the forest. 

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You can see 2nd to the last pic how much they compact once they are above the canopy.  The growth rings compressed substantially.  

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Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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I was looking at the newest leaf on mine to open and found the groupings midway up the rachis to be very interesting in their arrangement.  Groups of 3 and 4 in a plumose fashion but as you get toward the tip of the rachis, they seem to go back to no longer coming out in the plumose arrangement.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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My two have been slugs coming out of winter/spring. Here’s one with three spears trying to open. Any SoCal observations on what these guys like? It’s sort of frustrating since they grow like a weed in Hawaii. 

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13 hours ago, Matt in OC said:

Any SoCal observations on what these guys like? It’s sort of frustrating since they grow like a weed in Hawaii. 

Matt, I can't say it is optimal but the environment where mine is growing seems to work.  It is on the north side of my house so during the low winter arc of the sun, it gets no direct sunlight.  In summer, the arc is more favorable, but I have a small Cussonia tree to the east, some overhead filtering from the neighbor's Howea's overhead and as the sun gets lower more filtering from a pembana to the west.  My Chambeyronia houailou and a Pritchardia are it's adjacent neighbors and they seem to like this microclimate in my yard as well.  You can kind of get a sense in the two photos below looking down the walkway adjacent to the house with the walkway pointing mostly west.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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On 5/28/2018 at 3:57 PM, Matt in OC said:

One of my favorites. Mine in pots have been fine but haven’t found the right spot yet to plant out. 

Matt,  my yard would be an outstanding location.  :)

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Joking aside....  Tracy's looked really nice in person. 

I had 2 FB one gallons in the ground for several years.

Filtered all day sun and grew steadily and then....

Left for three weeks May 2019 and when I returned looked like someone took a flamethrower to them.

Brown and crispy ??

All other plants around them looked fine??

 

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3 hours ago, TomJ said:

Matt,  my yard would be an outstanding location.  :)

Ha! I planted mine since then :D 

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It has been a challenging palm.  I have two:  One in the ground and one in a pot.  The one in the ground seems to struggle.  Looks like it got too much water down the crown (from rains, not watering) and had some rotting going on.  The one in the pot grows much better.  Are their roots that sensitive to disturbance?

 

 

 

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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On 7/27/2020 at 4:25 PM, joe_OC said:

It has been a challenging palm.  I have two:  One in the ground and one in a pot.  The one in the ground seems to struggle.  Looks like it got too much water down the crown (from rains, not watering) and had some rotting going on.  The one in the pot grows much better.  Are their roots that sensitive to disturbance?

 

 

 

I think I recall it having a saxophone root, if that is the case - root disturbance can be a concern

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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