Dypsis carlsmithii started to put on a good flower display over the christmas break. One more spathe is yet to open so more to come... so much pollen on the ground, hopefully some seed will form this year after a failed attempt last year.

Cheers

Harry

 

Edited January 5, 20179 yr by fan palm

Flies seem to be getting in on the pollinating action too. The smell is really sickly sweet.

 

That's very impressive. 

Nice, mine seeded recently, at about the same height. My favorite "big boy" palm. 

aloha

Sweet!! that is indeed an impressive palm.

very nice show on the flower. I bet that tree when it finally sets viable seed  will be enough to populate the world twice over

That's great kind of the defining moment in growing a palm . How long have you been growing this and what size was it when you planted it out.

What a 'chunk!' Good luck getting viable seed.

Tim

This went in the ground in 2011 from a 200mm pot. Probably the fastest no fuss dypsis at my place. Here is a very ordinary pic of it later on in 2011.

Cheers

 

Astonishing growth rate!  Well done.

i love this palm. It's big and nice.

Fast growth rate

 

Wow.....no double wow!!! That's seriously impressive growth. Will my little seedling look like that in 6 years time, its in the ground now and surrounded by pots to keep the dogs out........look closely, just to the left of the smallest red pot.....yes that's it!!! The palm in the small red pot is a D.  prestoniana and it went in the ground a month ago and has really taken off compared to the D.c.

Dypsis seedlings from Kennybenjamin.

 

That's is Crazy fast growth Harry..... unbelievable but awesome!!

What a beauty!  Speed from 2011 is unbelievable!  Are you sure about that?   I have some planted from large pots in probably 2012 that haven't any trunk yet.

 

I must be doing something wrong!  Though conditions in Hawaii are pretty good for growing palms, North Queensland has it beat when it comes to the Dypsis growth.

This is one of 3 planted January 2012 from a 5-gal. pot (estimated at 400mm diameter).  Overall height of leaves and rootball are close to 2m tall.

This photo below from May 2016 shows my 3 Dypsis carlsmithii in the background, limping along.  Taller, yes, but no sign of a trunk yet.  What are you feeding yours, Harry? Are mine getting too much rain?  Is there an advantage to planting when smaller? Mine get yellow if I don't fertilize often enough -- maybe I'm starving them? My palms are jealous of your palm!

 

Haha not sure whats going on with my carlsmithii Kim. It must just really like the spot. I planted a rubusta nearby not long after and it wouldnt even be head height. Cant be too much water, we get alot here - 940mm so far for january!  I have another one in a 200mm pot to be planted out this year so will compare in another six one thing i did notice was that once that first ring of trunk is visable they take off.

Cheers

Harry