Dypsis onilahensis

[surferjr]

Dypsis onilahensis in São Paulo, BR, now fruiting:

Now we're talken....looks like plenty of water and full sun!!

[surferjr]

Dypsis onilahensis in São Paulo, BR, now fruiting:

Must be insane in person!! :drool:

[surferjr]

Was wondering how many of you out there have a Dypsis onilahensis in your collection.......this is a real jem of a palm!!

It's a simple grow, they're cold hardy, loves full sun and has a whitish blue trunk

Show us yours....although not a easy palm to take a picture of!!

More please!

[Hollywood Palms]

My two specimens from Joe at Discovery Island Palms. Both were puny one gallons. Still are.

They both have been "deered" and trampled by the gardener. One also has the extra special hurdle of being under a debris flow from a cliff...

[surferjr]

OK stand back....here's Surf Nazi Robert DeJong possing next to the prize winner of Dypsis onilahensis specimens

[surferjr]

up close pic....this is a 10+ footer with seven or so trunks! What a jem!

[SunnyFl]

Not much compared to the others but here's mine.

Ohhh! That looks exactly like one I had years ago, double-stemmed with ice-white crownshafts and those graceful leaves - was my absolute favorite. It was in a pot under an oak and was accidentally crushed. Worst palm loss evah.

Onis are my favorites - all I have left is one that is very small and not much to look at yet. Ellidro, you have a little beauty there, it will grow even more stunningl as it gets bigger.

Hey Eric - I love the pic of your mom's oni. I remember seeing a photo of it a couple of years ago. Gary, Surferir, Gileno - sheeeesh! I almost fainted looking at those beauties, what incredible palms. Hey Ray, you definitely need to get at least one of these treasures - they seem to like conditions up here. I'm KICKING myself! I could have gotten a much larger one last weekend, but car was already too full.

[surferjr]

Was wondering how many of you out there have a Dypsis onilahensis in your collection.......this is a real jem of a palm!!

It's a simple grow, they're cold hardy, loves full sun and has a whitish blue trunk

Show us yours....although not a easy palm to take a picture of!!

MORE PLEASE!!!

[paulgila]

bobs garden is certainly a stand-out in socal.well-grown plants & his garden looks great every time i see it.

bob did not pay me to say this but i'm not saying i wouldnt take anything.

[surferjr]

Was wondering how many of you out there have a Dypsis onilahensis in your collection.......this is a real jem of a palm!!

It's a simple grow, they're cold hardy, loves full sun and has a whitish blue trunk

Show us yours....although not a easy palm to take a picture of!!

OK here's the winner.....POGOBOB's ....brew me mate!

The pic does not do it justice....I kid you not this is a jem of a Oli palm specimen!!

[Kim]

These don't belong to me:

The weeping form of the fronds is fantastic:

Seeds:

Down into the canyon:

[surferjr]

These don't belong to me:

The weeping form of the fronds is fantastic:

Seeds:

Down into the canyon:

Nice specimen Kim

[Kim]

Those are three different groups/clumps of D. onilahensis in habitat.

[BS Man about Palms]

I LOVE that picture of Kim in Habitat! Kim, I can just feel the joy you are having at that moment!

[surferjr]

Those are three different groups/clumps of D. onilahensis in habitat.

How far appart....or are the actually 3 trunks?

[Kim]

Those are three different groups/clumps of D. onilahensis in habitat.

How far appart....or are the actually 3 trunks?

Photos 1 and 2 are the same palm -- 3 or more trunks, above the lip of a canyon.

Photo 3 is along a trail descending into the canyon, and photo 4 is another palm on the other side of the trail. This canyon was packed with D. onilahensis growing alongside a creek. Not sure how many trunks were on these palms, it was difficult to get a shot of a whole palm going down the steep narrow trail.

In this shot you can see the tops of the palms poking up out of the far side of the canyon:

[surferjr]

Those are three different groups/clumps of D. onilahensis in habitat.

How far appart....or are the actually 3 trunks?

Photos 1 and 2 are the same palm -- 3 or more trunks, above the lip of a canyon.

Photo 3 is along a trail descending into the canyon, and photo 4 is another palm on the other side of the trail. This canyon was packed with D. onilahensis growing alongside a creek. Not sure how many trunks were on these palms, it was difficult to get a shot of a whole palm going down the steep narrow trail.

In this shot you can see the tops of the palms poking up out of the far side of the canyon:

Great pic....that rock must cook in the day...and hold the heat in the night!

Thanks KIM

[Urban Rainforest]

Kim, Those habitat pics are awesome! I love those weeping Onily's. Thanks for posting.

Steve

[surferjr]

The leaflets look pretty close together and I wouldn't say it looks stretched by any means. Mabye you've got a different form. It does look very weepy, which is the best looking kind in my opinion. I've seen some that are just sorta weepy, not completely droopy, like a Euterpe precatoria for example.

I see that you've got a colocasia next to it so obviously it's a spot that's well watered. How wet is it? These can handle some relatively dry conditions. Does that planter have good drainage? I know heavy wet soil can slow some palms down when they're young. It looks healthy. You must have the super rare dwarf form.

Happy T day Matty,

best,

clark

[Al in Kona]

The Dypsis onilahensis I have is not the pendulous leaf form but non the less I like it a lot. See pics below . . .

[surferjr]

The Dypsis onilahensis I have is not the pendulous leaf form but non the less I like it a lot. See pics below . . .

Wow Al,

That a beauty!! Has your seeded yet. Looks to the largest one in Hawaii, and cleary has more trunk than and on earth :drool:

Thanks for the post!

Cheers ,

clark

[Carlo Morici]

I am sorry to say... KIM - your pics in habitat shine above all!!! Thanks.

It is doubtlessly an admirable palm: so gentle and tender-looking are the leaves; in such a harsh environment.

I got two seedlings as gift from a local collector Manuel. They are now small, strong 4 y old plants, ready for the ground. Very weeping, with lots of colour on the sheaths.

I always think it is similar in growth behaviour to D.albofarinosa.

C

[Pivi]

Can you tell are these dypsis onilahensis seeds?

[surferjr]

Can you tell are these dypsis onilahensis seeds?

YES

[Pivi]

muchas gracias

[surferjr]

muchas gracias

No problemo.....Just remember to be nice to everyone!!

[Pivi]

Clark, are you referring to something?

[freakypalmguy]

I think what Clark is saying, is if they germinate, make sure you send some to that freakypalmguy guy Good luck with your germination. I have a couple small ones I am planting this spring.

Matt

[Pivi]

I hope some will germinate... i hear they're slow when young.

[Neofolis]

Mine are still small, but were really quick from seed, about 10-12 leaves per year. They are all weeping and suckering, but since suckering they have slowed down quite a bit. Mine also seem to prefer being over-potted. I potted up a few into 1g pots and left a couple in their root bands, the 1g potted palms raced away, while the others stagnated in comparison. Now I have potted up the smaller one's they are catching up again.

Sorry, I don't have any recent pictures.

[Pivi]

Wow Neofolis, that's a lot!

On rare palm seeds (and some other sites) some report 2 leaves in 5 months.

[Perito]

I've got about 8 Dypsis onilahensis in liners in my shadehouse. I didn't even realize how gorgeous this Palm is before viewing the photos in this thread. Thanks Surferjr and everyone else who contributed photos and experiences to this topic! I'll be planting some somewhere in my garden this coming spring. Perito

[Neofolis]

Wow Neofolis, that's a lot!

On rare palm seeds (and some other sites) some report 2 leaves in 5 months.

Yes, this came up in a previous discussion here. They were probably my fastest growers from seed, not in terms of size, just in terms of leaf production. After salt problems with most of my palms last summer and, as I mentioned, suckering, they are much slower now. Also, I have been keeping my polytunnel much cooler this winter, which would slow things down anyway. I think I may pot them up again towards the end of spring and see if, with the higher temperatures, they speed up a little.

[coops 3214]

Ive had mine for about 7months and in that time its put on some really good growth, mine came from a friend tassietroy thanks mate, it didnt have enough heat in tassie i believe but its loving my slightly warmer climate just over the bass straight i intend to plant it out next spring i wish i could gey more, but there a solid little grower here in southern oz, anyone else growing them in a not so perfect climate??

[EJ;)]

put a 3 gallon Dypsis O. palm into the ground 2 months ago. It did do much. I didn't expect it to for only being in the ground for 2 months or so. But now that the summer is upon us and we had our first heat wave, the lower leaves are beginning to turn reddish brown. Is this something i should worry about? When can I expect it to grow? Should i put a shade cloth over it? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.  

 

EJ