Dypsis lutescens goes nuts

[cisco]

Dypsis lutescens goes nuts. This is his first sucker. I looked at that a little more closely. I found in there six new leaves at least. I think I'll find even more leaves as they grow a little more. 

[Steve Mac]

Yep, nuts! It looks like it was trying to grow up from under a brick.

I had an Areca do that on its first sucker, the next was fine.

My guess is that it will grow out of that alarming but interesting condition.

[NOT A TA]

I've seen them do that where they branch also.

[cisco]

This palm has grown quite rapidly. In February 2018, I bought a small pot with 10 seedlings on it. Only 5€. I separated them and left the strongest to me. Early summer it was on my deck P. canariensis leaves sheltered from out of the direct sun. Late summer I can put he to the direct sun without any problems. It just smiled and grew. I feed it with chicken manure, seaweed and palm fertilizer from Mypalmshop. You won't find any palm fertilizer here in Finland. I like this stuff. I started using it 6 months ago. I understand that 6 months is still a short time from palm life but so far so good. My another palms like this fertilizer too.  Time will tell. 

 

https://www.mypalmshop.com/product/Soluble-Palm-fertilizer

 

 

[cisco]

Update. Nuts. Definitely. New spear is coming. 

[Merlyn]

If the new spear comes out looking normal, then you can rule out Boron deficiency as the cause of the weird, distorted last frond.  I had two Arenga Engleri pots grow a couple of bizarre fronds, but they were also a bit stunted from being rootbound in pots for many years.  The next fronds came out quickly and looked great.

[cisco]

Update. Second leaf is normal. It's allmost ready.