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Dypsis decipiens in Modesto

JEFF IN MODESTO

By JEFF IN MODESTO
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JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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Ok, I know ya all been wondering if my Dippy D is still alive.

Well I have been neglecting it a bit due to some recent injuries, but here’s a photo taken this morning.

We had no sub freezing temps this winter, (my low was 33.1f) so as you can see my hiscus was blooming through winter.

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

Matt in OC Grand Master

Matt in OC

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That is ****ing ridiculous. Congratulations!

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Xerarch Grand Master

Xerarch

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I’ve seen that D. decipiens in multiple other posts in this forum but I’ll never get tired of looking at it. And it seems to just get more and more fantastic!

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Corpus Christi, TX, near salt water, zone 9b/10a! Except when it isn't and everything gets nuked.

JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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If you look closely to the right you may be able to see my trunking d. Onhielensis .

its no where near as freeze hardy as DD , but does fine with a canopy over head.

its just under my roof overhang.

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

Hillizard Grand Master

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7 minutes ago, JEFF IN MODESTO said:

If you look closely to the right you may be able to see my trunking d. Onhielensis .

its no where near as freeze hardy as DD , but does fine with a canopy over head.

its just under my roof overhang.

Jeff: Thanks for posting an updated picture of your DD. Can you tell us the age of that palm and/or when it was planted? I believe that for those of us growing palms in interior NorCal, yours is a testament to what's possible, despite the temp highs/lows and summer sun of this region of California. :D

Josue Diaz Grand Master

Josue Diaz

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 Wow Jeff,  that is amazing! Mine is just a little bugger. Can't wait to have something like what you have there

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Jesse Collaborator

Jesse

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Absolutely Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Looking killer Jeff! Been nice following the progress of your palm over the years. One fine looking palm.

Glad to see your roof's fascia and gutter are still in tact too. 

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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Hard to say exactly how old it is, my memory is getting bad.I’d say about 16-18 years old.

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

DoomsDave Grand Master

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JM, this DD admires your DD and duly screams [expletive] obscenities of excitement.

I wish they did that well for me. My "Super DD" is about 13 years old and it's not even trunking yet, though hopefully it will get close soon.

JM, does your DD ever bloom and set seed?

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Jeff, when I saw your thread title I was excited as I have loved seeing your updated photos appear over the years of your Dypsis Decipiens. And then I opened the thread and wow it was even better than I had hoped. It has grown so much and is absolutely stunning. 

 

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Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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That's one for the ages. Superb!

 

 

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PalmatierMeg

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That is one fabulous palm. Thanks for the update.

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Well grown!!

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Hilo Jason Grand Master

Hilo Jason

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Great to see an updated picture of this palm.  Looking very nice!  

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Silas_Sancona Grand Master

Silas_Sancona

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:greenthumb:Outstanding update on this DD and good to see a new post from you Jeff. Hope all is well.

How's the rest of the Garden looking this year?

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JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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18 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

JM, this DD admires your DD and duly screams [expletive] obscenities of excitement.

I wish they did that well for me. My "Super DD" is about 13 years old and it's not even trunking yet, though hopefully it will get close soon.

JM, does your DD ever bloom and set seed?

Did, no bloom or seed yet.

i have a feeling this is due to the high nitro feet I’ve given it.

Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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When I planted it four feet from my house, I never realized that it could be a problem for my rain gutter, but even though it is leaning away from it, it’s about 3 inches away. The trunk is starting to take on the fat bottle Palm appearance . 

My fear  is that I will have to do something drastic to protect the rain gutter, my plan is to cut the roots between trunk and my foundation, hammer a stake into the ground, attached a wire and turn buckle, slowly pulling the trunk away from my house.

Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

Darold Petty Grand Master

Darold Petty

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I would cut a notch in the roof eave, just sayin'  :D

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San Francisco, California

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44 minutes ago, JEFF IN MODESTO said:

When I planted it four feet from my house, I never realized that it could be a problem for my rain gutter, but even though it is leaning away from it, it’s about 3 inches away. The trunk is starting to take on the fat bottle Palm appearance . 

My fear  is that I will have to do something drastic to protect the rain gutter, my plan is to cut the roots between trunk and my foundation, hammer a stake into the ground, attached a wire and turn buckle, slowly pulling the trunk away from my house.

 

42 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

I would cut a notch in the roof eave, just sayin'  :D

I'm with Darold. You might not even have to go that far, just notch the gutter a bit.

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Ilovepalm Rising Star

Ilovepalm

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but I'm not talking about covering the ground, but closing it in a plastic container and airing it everyday.

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Tracy Grand Master

Tracy

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3 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

I'm with Darold. You might not even have to go that far, just notch the gutter a bit.

D & D (Darold and Dave) have it right.  After all those years, would you really want to do something to possibly cause your beauty harm, or simply notch the gutter?  The growth you have achieved is really amazing over those years.  I put in a double Dypsis decipiens in 2010, which was probably 3-4 years old in a pot when I got it.  It is nowhere near trunking.  Granted the double slows things down substantially I know, as I have a single I planted later which has caught up with the double, but even that is nowhere near the pace you have achieved.  If I lived in your climate and was planting a garden, I would be all over planting Dypsis decipiens and following your "recipe".  Congratulations on nurturing this plant to be such a beauty!

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Kim Grand Master

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Jaw stuck in open position, unable to speak... :o  Been awhile since I've seen a photo of that beauty, and it's very, very impressive!

 

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JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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Now for the bad.... can’t do anything to the outside of my house... association won’t allow it.

im lucky as it is, I planted my yard when the mgmt co. Was not enforcing cc and r’s. That Palm as well as the rest of my yard was grandfathered in.

if I plant anything new I have to get permission!

 

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Good Lord that palm is awesome Jeff. I think we all lust for it!

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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LJG Grand Master

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Epic. 

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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richnorm Grand Master

richnorm

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Love it. The trunk almost looks like a Ceroxylon!

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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well done Jeff!!!!

I hope the ones growing in my garden will look like yours someday??

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Well done got to be happy with that palm porn right there 

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