Dypsis ambositrae

[edric]

Well, I repotted my big (9+ years old) D. ambositrae about six weeks ago, it had started to through a new spear out, so I waited until the spear started to open, so I wouldn't damage it, that leaf is the wispy one in the photo, that's still half way out, you can't really see the rachis from this angle, then a couple of weeks later I said, oh, here comes the tip of it, well, it stopped and another spear came out on the other side of the crown, then when it caught up to the other one, they pretty much started keeping pace, seeing as how they're on opposite sides of the crown, and not in the center next to each other, it must be branching, Ed

[richnorm]

Yes, you have a twin. One of my super slow ones split in the same manner but first produced a double leaf. The fast ones can split like that too.

[joe_OC]

Mine (slow form) is doing the same thing.

[edric]

Thanks guys, this should be interesting, Ed

[Jastin]

That;s 9 years old? What size pot is it in? Did you start it from seed?

[edric]

That;s 9 years old? What size pot is it in? Did you start it from seed?

Hi Jastin, I would say closer to ten years old, I guess it's a ten gallon pot, bought it as a one gallon from J. D. Andersens Nursery CA. years ago, I have grown dozens of them from seed, here there are photos of all there progress http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Dypsis_ambositrae also see one of my latest posts http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/38744-three-species-dypsis-50-months-old/

Ed

[LilikoiLee]

How interesting. . Have heard of this phenomenon but never seen it in pictues. I hope you will keep us all posted with future pictures. Lee