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D. Utilis

palmislandRandy

By palmislandRandy
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palmislandRandy Grand Master

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Here a re a few pics of my Dypsis utilis. Wow, what a fantastic palm. :) This "old lady" was planted 3 1/2 years ago as a 7 gallon. It has it all, red new leaves, hairy double trunks, fairly quick growing, no nutritional issues & never any weather damage. This one is on the other side of my pool & difficult to photograph unless I get wet. The first pic was 5 months after it was planted next to it's Pelegadoxa neighbor (yeah, now I see it's too close) on 1/5/09 & the 2nd pic was 7/09. Now it one of my favorites. Anyone else have great success with any other Vonitra palms? Add some photos!

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"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Bill Austin Grand Master

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One of my fav. your pelegadoxa look great too. :greenthumb:

redant Grand Master

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Nice looking palm, I need to add this to my list for a spring purchase.

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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Randy, yours looks great--I would be interested in some of the things that HAVE NOT DONE WELL for you as you seem to be a great grower/have a lot of green-thumb success(I do remember you saying Calyptrocalyx has not been too easy for you). How much water would you say it recieves? I hear utilis is a bit less thirsty than crinita. I have zero problems with crinita and can't wait to install utilis.

palmislandRandy Grand Master

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Randy, yours looks great--I would be interested in some of the things that HAVE NOT DONE WELL for you as you seem to be a great grower/have a lot of green-thumb success(I do remember you saying Calyptrocalyx has not been too easy for you). How much water would you say it recieves? I hear utilis is a bit less thirsty than crinita. I have zero problems with crinita and can't wait to install utilis.

Randy, yours looks great--I would be interested in some of the things that HAVE NOT DONE WELL for you as you seem to be a great grower/have a lot of green-thumb success(I do remember you saying Calyptrocalyx has not been too easy for you). How much water would you say it recieves? I hear utilis is a bit less thirsty than crinita. I have zero problems with crinita and can't wait to install utilis.

This utilis only gets either rain or regular irrigation of 20 min 3 x a week. It's in my courtyard on a 3 ft wide strip between a wall & the pool deck. Once a year or so i get a double red leaf as a bonus. I always thought they required a ton of water, but apparently not so. I recently planted a 7 gallon in a little wetter area.

I've killed a lot of palms to get the point I'm at now. The expression "throw it against the wall & see if it sticks" sometimes describes my gardening skills. After 8 years of mulching heavily, my soil now isn't nearly as white anymore & I'm having better luck with stuff that used to just fade away.

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"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Cindy Adair Grand Master

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Yes, your D. utilis is lovely! However, I had to drag my eyes away from your Pelagodoxa that is stunning too.

It's getting back down into the twenties tomorrow (with a high only in the forties) in coastal Virginia so your glimpse of the tropics gave me a mini vacation!

Cindy Adair

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Dont know why this is not more commonly grown? They are tough and fast growing with the old man palm

look. On top of that with the new red leaf cant go wrong!

Mandrew968 Grand Master

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One of my five utilis--this one is about to bifurcate.

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