Dypsis leptocheilos x decaryi

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

New to Palm Talk. Just bought three "Tribear" seedlings online from Seabreezenursuries.com. Has anyone had any experiences with this company? Please advise.

[Alicehunter2000]

Jason, welcome.....I think you posted in the wrong section....moderator will probably move you to where you will get more replies. I have not personally ordered from them, but many on here have. From what I understand he is very reputable and you will be very happy with your "Tribear's". These are beautiful when they get larger, congradulations on your purchase and welcome again to Palmtalk.

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

Thanks for the welcome. I realized my rookie posting mistake after it was too late. Anyways thanks for the info on Seabreeze. Im pretty stoked on my tribears. I cant wait for them to get here. I have wanted one for a while. I hope the seedlings have a little size to them. I will report back and post a pic of my little hybrids.

[Peter G]

Hi Jason,

those guys are awesome!

I now have Tribears and FoxyLadys grown from Seabreeze seeds that will be going in the garden next Spring.

Pictures a few months old, but you get the idea.

Peter

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

Peter, I am jealous of your Foxy Ladies.

[amazon exotics]

Peter, I am jealous of your Foxy Ladies.

Peter, I am jealous of your Foxy Ladies.

We may have a few seedlings left. If not, we'll have a fresh batch of foxy Lady seed soon...

[amazon exotics]

Hi Jason,

those guys are awesome!

I now have Tribears and FoxyLadys grown from Seabreeze seeds that will be going in the garden next Spring.

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Pictures a few months old, but you get the idea.

Peter

Hi Jason,

those guys are awesome!

I now have Tribears and FoxyLadys grown from Seabreeze seeds that will be going in the garden next Spring.

IMG_0710.jpg

Pictures a few months old, but you get the idea.

Peter

Glad your happy with your plants !

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

I got my tribear seedlings. They are small for the price but in great shape. Very healthy with roots intact. Hopefully these little fuzzies get going.

[Moose]

Not a fan of hybrids personally. However, I gotta make an exception for the "Tribear". Jeff Searle has a couple of beauties in his garden. Those palms took on the best characteristicsof both parents. Simply stuning, I should have taken some photos

[Daryl]

These are great palms, and one of the better looking Dypsis hybrids IMO...

This is my largest one. It has survived cane borer attack and freezes etc so is a tough cookie!

Daryl

[Pedro 65]

These are great palms, and one of the better looking Dypsis hybrids IMO...

This is my largest one. It has survived cane borer attack and freezes etc so is a tough cookie!

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Daryl

Daryl, this is a Lepto x Mad, Lepto x decaryi are Tristichous. Pete

[Daryl]

Hi Pete, this is definitely Lepto x decaryi... If you search PT, there are a few photos of this palm over the years, as it grew from an 8" pot into its current size...maybe it is just the photo, but it is still tristichous. The trunk at the crownshaft is about 14" diameter.

regards,

Daryl

[Pedro 65]

Hi Pete, this is definitely Lepto x decaryi... If you search PT, there are a few photos of this palm over the years, as it grew from an 8" pot into its current size...maybe it is just the photo, but it is still tristichous. The trunk at the crownshaft is about 14" diameter.

regards,

Daryl

The photo shows very spiral indeed, certainly not in 3 ranks

[Pedro 65]

Daryl, heres an old shot from here of a Lepto x decaryi showing its very tristichous and in 3 ranks. . I can see the supple Tri in yours from the Madagascariensis, the Lepto x decaryi are also much redder than the brown red Lepto x mad.. I did have plenty of Lepto x Mads in ground , Ive kept only 1 due to their untidy growth when they age, the trunks are much more stout than the Lepto x decaryi as well. Pete

[Walter John]

Daryl's Lepto x decaryi hybrid twins are arguably the most famous in the palm world. I doubt very much that a hybrid of any sort will grow to a true and consistent form or even shape. Take Pete's palm for example, I've never seen a red triangle (as I like to call them) grow like that before, although I have seen skinny triangles look like that, usually from too much shade, but once again, what can we expect from hybrids ?

[Daryl]

Pete, it has always been tristichous. It is not so obvious now as the inflorescences are interfoliar, and push the leaves sideways, giving the appearance of a spiral arrangement. The leaves are all 120 degrees apart when viewed from below. It is not quite as rigidly tristichous as a D.decaryi, but you have to remember it also has D.leptocheilos genes...

Daryl

[Pedro 65]

Pete, it has always been tristichous. It is not so obvious now as the inflorescences are interfoliar, and push the leaves sideways, giving the appearance of a spiral arrangement. The leaves are all 120 degrees apart when viewed from below. It is not quite as rigidly tristichous as a D.decaryi, but you have to remember it also has D.leptocheilos genes...

Daryl

Its your palm so valid point Daryl Over the Many Ive seen over the years , some seem to have more Decaryi growth than Lepto and reverse, after all, they "are' a Hybrid Pete

[Daryl]

Pete, it has always been tristichous. It is not so obvious now as the inflorescences are interfoliar, and push the leaves sideways, giving the appearance of a spiral arrangement. The leaves are all 120 degrees apart when viewed from below. It is not quite as rigidly tristichous as a D.decaryi, but you have to remember it also has D.leptocheilos genes...

Daryl

Its your palm so valid point Daryl Over the Many Ive seen over the years , some seem to have more Decaryi growth than Lepto and reverse, after all, they "are' a Hybrid Pete

Exactly, and if you look at Clayton's collection of them, virtually every one looks different. Even mine are different...trunk thickness etc and they are only a couple of metres apart.

Daryl

[Pedro 65]

Pete, it has always been tristichous. It is not so obvious now as the inflorescences are interfoliar, and push the leaves sideways, giving the appearance of a spiral arrangement. The leaves are all 120 degrees apart when viewed from below. It is not quite as rigidly tristichous as a D.decaryi, but you have to remember it also has D.leptocheilos genes...

Daryl

Its your palm so valid point Daryl Over the Many Ive seen over the years , some seem to have more Decaryi growth than Lepto and reverse, after all, they "are' a Hybrid Pete

Exactly, and if you look at Clayton's collection of them, virtually every one looks different. Even mine are different...trunk thickness etc and they are only a couple of metres apart.

Daryl

Yes, and Jeff Searles and many in the US are very very different to any Ive seen here in Oz, the US Hybrids have heaps more White Pete

[Daryl]

Here is what they looked like 8 years ago...

[AndyG]

Daryl, my hybrid cross is exactly showing the same form and characteristics as yours but younger, I got mine from Claytons about five years ago. It is very fast growing and showing the same features as yours.

[LJG]

Pete, it has always been tristichous. It is not so obvious now as the inflorescences are interfoliar, and push the leaves sideways, giving the appearance of a spiral arrangement. The leaves are all 120 degrees apart when viewed from below. It is not quite as rigidly tristichous as a D.decaryi, but you have to remember it also has D.leptocheilos genes...

Daryl

Its your palm so valid point Daryl Over the Many Ive seen over the years , some seem to have more Decaryi growth than Lepto and reverse, after all, they "are' a Hybrid Pete

Exactly, and if you look at Clayton's collection of them, virtually every one looks different. Even mine are different...trunk thickness etc and they are only a couple of metres apart.

Daryl

This is true. I have a Searle cross and I have one I got from a good palm buddy that got it from Australia originally. The two look different for sure. The one from AU doesn't like to hold as many leaves, has very fat leaflets, is more spreading and unfortunately a little less cool hardy. But it is also the prettier of the two.

[sonoranfans]

the seabreeze tribear hybrid is a great palm, technically its decaryi x leptocheilos(decaryi mother). Its another example of how hybrids can take on better aspects of the parents for a superior palm. I think its more beautiful than either parent.

[Palmə häl′ik]

Here is mine a few months back... Its got that first bit of wood now...