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Tribears


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Anyone with a tribear, just wanted to see what is out there. 

Here is mine, it is really growing fast and looking good!

 

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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Never having been anywhere near Fla, what is a tribear?

Steve

Born in the Bronx

Raised in Brooklyn

Matured In Wai`anae

I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

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4 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

Never having been anywhere near Fla, what is a tribear?

It is a cross of Dypsis leptocheilos and Dypsis decaryi.

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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Here are two of mine in the old garden.

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Nice. My tribear passed away a couple years ago. Haven't found one since.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Definitely one of the Dypdid hybrids that I'm not sure why they haven't become more available. I would love to try one too =) 

T J 

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Some pictures from one year ago. Has grown like rocket since.  At first thought wasnʻt hybrid, but still green leaves, years

later and is trunking now. 

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Just a young one on its way, but I'm glad to have it. Thanks to Cardiff Bill.

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Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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You'll have to move those rocks very soon -- this thing gets pretty fat! :D

I also planted one of mine close to a boulder and am waiting to see if it will curve away from it.

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I have three of these. Definitely one of my favorites but the bad news is they get damaged by frost. Two of mine are fully exposed and got damaged from 27 degrees but quickly recover. I'll post some pics once the lighting is better. My smallest one looks perfect under canopy but hard to get a picture of it.

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Got this one from Seabreeze back when they were making hybrids and and we're still capable of shipping plants I wish I had ordered a couple more

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Just looking back on the growth rate on my tribear.  First picture was when I first planted it in May 2018 at my house in Cape Coral, but was transplanted to our yard in St. Pete June 2019. I acquired the palm from Seabreeze.

 

 

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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I’m always curious as to why this palm gets so much love yet the decarii parent seems to rank very low on many people’s list. I will admit that I too like this one over a triangle but I feel that it looks like a lepto so why not just grow one of those? If it’s about the looks, to me this looks like a teddy bear until you get close. I don’t have one so perhaps there’s more to it. Any thoughts?

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Mine also came from Seabreeze. What happened to them? Tried to find and order some more this year. Hope Justen is doing well- good guy. just planted this one out last month. 
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Dave

 

Riverside, CA Z 9b

1700 ft. elevation

approx 40 miles inland

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2 hours ago, Johnny Palmseed said:

I’m always curious as to why this palm gets so much love yet the decarii parent seems to rank very low on many people’s list. I will admit that I too like this one over a triangle but I feel that it looks like a lepto so why not just grow one of those? If it’s about the looks, to me this looks like a teddy bear until you get close. I don’t have one so perhaps there’s more to it. Any thoughts?

I agree, but I think speed of growth has a lot to do with it.

Jon Sunder

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In my inland climate- I planted my Leptocheilos right up against the house to give it shade and cold protection. The Tri Bear is planted out in a more exposed area- I’m hoping hardiness and sun tolerance will be improved for it, and still retain the lepto look.... 

Dave

 

Riverside, CA Z 9b

1700 ft. elevation

approx 40 miles inland

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2 hours ago, Johnny Palmseed said:

I’m always curious as to why this palm gets so much love yet the decarii parent seems to rank very low on many people’s list. I will admit that I too like this one over a triangle but I feel that it looks like a lepto so why not just grow one of those? If it’s about the looks, to me this looks like a teddy bear until you get close. I don’t have one so perhaps there’s more to it. Any thoughts?

One thing is it does handle hot sun in areas like mine a little better. I haven't tried a lepto since a few up a died on me. They definitely are more hardy.

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One of mine. Acquired from Seabreeze Nursery some years ago.

 

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10 hours ago, Johnny Palmseed said:

I’m always curious as to why this palm gets so much love yet the decarii parent seems to rank very low on many people’s list. I will admit that I too like this one over a triangle but I feel that it looks like a lepto so why not just grow one of those? If it’s about the looks, to me this looks like a teddy bear until you get close. I don’t have one so perhaps there’s more to it. Any thoughts?

I like both the tribear and decaryii for the triangle shape. However, the red fuzz on the tribear (and the straight teddy bear) makes it one of my favorite palms. 

Also, I like to grow uncommon Palms and in this neck of the woods the decaryi is becoming fairly common. So if I have room for only one triangle palm, then I choose the tribear. Honestly, if I had lots more room I would have a decaryi as well since they are very pretty. Just my 2 cents.

And because it's all about pictures, here's the tribear and the teddy bear. Hard to get good photos this Time of day.

1.Tribear showing the fuzz and triangle

2. Tribear full shot same plant

3. Teddy bear, seeding

I would love to hear other opinions on why they choose each of the palms.

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Tracy

Stuart, Florida

Zone 10a

So many palms, so little room

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Great photos everyone!  While I don't have one of these here in Hilo, I did have a couple of them in my Fallbrook California garden.  Here are those photos:

October 2010: 

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And here's my final photos of it from before I sold the house.  

June 2019:

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On 6/16/2020 at 4:39 AM, Johnny Palmseed said:

I’m always curious as to why this palm gets so much love yet the decarii parent seems to rank very low on many people’s list. I will admit that I too like this one over a triangle but I feel that it looks like a lepto so why not just grow one of those? If it’s about the looks, to me this looks like a teddy bear until you get close. I don’t have one so perhaps there’s more to it. Any thoughts?

I can only speak for myself: I love teddy bears (I think I have over 15 planted around the property, with a few in pots getting ready to go in), and I like the triangles (2 relatively mature ones left from the previous owner). The Tribear has that lovely teddy look to it but it is much more robust, and in some places the fat trunk just makes a great statement. I put 2 in, and I wish I could find more.

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I have 4, here are three of them. They have really become very large, one curving away from the huge oak next to it.

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Those are some big ones.! I love the curved trunk on the one.

Tracy

Stuart, Florida

Zone 10a

So many palms, so little room

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Great photos, everyone!!

Just one question - are their seeds viable?

Lars

 

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3 hours ago, palmfriend said:

Great photos, everyone!!

Just one question - are their seeds viable?

Lars

 

no

 

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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5 hours ago, Tracy S said:

Those are some big ones.! I love the curved trunk on the one.

Really never expected it to get so tall.

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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gorgeous. I lover them at that size where you can see and touch the fuzz.

 

Tracy

Stuart, Florida

Zone 10a

So many palms, so little room

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Are Tribears self-cleaning? 

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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Good topic and pics posted.  Here are a few local ones that I sold years ago.  They have been growing pretty good.

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Here’s my tribear I got from Seabreeze via a fellow Palm Talker who was nice enough to give it to me!

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2 hours ago, Mike Evans said:

Good topic and pics posted.  Here are a few local ones that I sold years ago.  They have been growing pretty good.

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Hello Mike, are these in St Pete?

Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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13 hours ago, Palmaceae said:

Hello Mike, are these in St Pete?

Yes, the double is my neighbors across the street and other one is a few blocks away.  They were sold as 7 gal specimens back when Tribears were not too well known.  Believe it or not, they did not sell real well back then.

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Seems like the tribears have a thicker crown with more recorved leaves than the teddy, and less red fuzz with a thicker trunk.  Nice palms!

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Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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Tri-bears are a beautiful cross. Loved these pics.  Can they still produce viable seed? Or are they mostly sterile? I imagine there could be variation in this, given their genetic variability in their appearance.

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2 hours ago, sonoranfans said:

Seems like the tribears have a thicker crown with more recorved leaves than the teddy, and less red fuzz with a thicker trunk.  Nice palms!

I found the best way to identify the hybrid when they are young is to look for the "V" shape leaf that is characteristic in the Triangle.  Regular leptocheilos have a flat leaf. 

 Here is a pic of mine in the garden.  Unfortunately, by the time I found out how beautiful they were, I only had some scrawny ones left in the nursery.   

 

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