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Dypsis madagascarensis crownshaft bliss

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July 17, 201312 yr

closer, closer, closer, too close!!!!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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July 17, 201312 yr

Very cool!

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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July 17, 201312 yr

:greenthumb:

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July 18, 201312 yr

Tristichous trunk?

I cant wait 4mine but its a mahajanga.

They are similar yea?

Just ordered 4" seedling from JM.

How old is that MattyB?

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July 18, 201312 yr

That's too cool !

I can't wait to get home and see mine !

Yours is really looking so nice, good growing !

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July 18, 201312 yr

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Tristichous trunk?

I cant wait 4mine but its a mahajanga.

They are similar yea?

Just ordered 4" seedling from JM.

How old is that MattyB?

Yes, mahajanga is similar, although it should clump a little bit.

Here's a pic of the D. madagascarensis, in the lower left hand corner, when it was planted in Spring of '08. It was so stretched out that it burnt really bad and the leaves were bent over by the wind, but it pulled through.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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July 18, 201312 yr

Mighty fine looking Matty. Cannot wait until mine get that big. They always remind me of a skinny Triangle.

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July 18, 201312 yr

another palm on my list

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July 19, 201312 yr

very impressive growth after 5 years.

slowly aclimatized to sun/full sun?

whats your take on that?

thanx.

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July 19, 201312 yr

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Depends on the species, but for sun lovers like D. Mad I just throw them out there and let them burn. My garden looked like someone took a blowtorch to it for a couple of years in the beginning

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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July 19, 201312 yr

Depends on the species, but for sun lovers like D. Mad I just throw them out there and let them burn. My garden looked like someone took a blowtorch to it for a couple of years in the beginning

I was going to take a couple of pictures but I have a smaller Archie alex and the older fronds are burnt to a crisp and only half of the older fronds remain, same goes for a pair of Howeas. the new fronds are looking nice though, and last frond that opened on both of them only have one very small bleach mark on each and they went through the heatwave a couple weeks back without a hitch. i just don't have the patience to move plants from a 75% shaded area to a 25% then a scattered light spot. i'm starting to take better care of my seedlings and putting them right under the only good size tree in the yard or putting them in an area that only gets morning sun.