Nice DD’s in Ventura (Show Yours)

[The Gerg]

No, not that.

In a different post recently I posted my discovery of this Dypsis decipiens I stumbled across while dropping off my sons friend. It’s right next door to their house. At rough inspection I thought it had split into two trunks with a third on the way.


A few days ago I went back for final inspection and actually got out of my vehicle and saw it actually has split into 3 trunks with a fourth on the way.

 

So with this discovery and the two at Pauline Sullivan’s famous property there is no shortage of nice DD’s in Ventura. 
Unfortunately with mine below I will likely be dead (or my wife have put me in a home) before they ever reach this size, but I will enjoy them during the journey. 

 

Show us your DD’s.

 

 

[amh]

Sorry, I'm only an A cup.

[Little Tex]

1 hour ago, amh said:

Sorry, I'm only an A cup.

I knew someone would make a joke like that

[amh]

7 minutes ago, Little Tex said:

I knew someone would make a joke like that

I just couldn't resist, especially with the lack of on topic replies.

With its subject matter, this should be a popular thread.

[JohnAndSancho]

This title is misleading 

 

[BigFrond]

Yeah, it is

[bubba]

I cannot! Beautiful palm!

[Kailua_Krish]

These look so nice in California. They seem to grow well in Hawaii but don't look nearly as nice/unique as the ones you've posted.

[realarch]

Pretty spectacular growing in a planting strip no less. 

Tim

[Jim in Los Altos]

I have a triple in full sun and a much younger single in full shade. pretty carefree palms. The largest of the triple has three trunk rings showing since these photos were taken and growth speed has accelerated. 
 

 

Edited May 8, 2022 by Jim in Los Altos

[Tracy]

On 5/6/2022 at 7:50 AM, The Gerg said:

Unfortunately with mine below I will likely be dead (or my wife have put me in a home) before they ever reach this size, but I will enjoy them during the journey. 

Patience... some of these will grow faster than you think and like so many palms, growth accelerates with age.  I have posted my two plantings and yes, the one that has split into 4 trunks is still pretty small after almost 12 years.  The second one I planted much later that only split once has been much faster not surprisingly.  Watching solitary Dypsis pembana grow taller faster and have thicker trunks than clumping ones just further confirms my hypothesis that the more they split, the more energy they spread out and the slower the overall progress will be, particularly with multiple splits when still small.

Well you asked for DD, and here are the latest photos of my double DD, and quadruple DD.  The gate to the right and behind the double is about 6' tall and the pillars are a little over 6'.  Last photo is that same plant when I put it in the ground from a citrus plant in July 2015. That is pretty decent growth in just under 7 years for the now double which was single when I planted it.

[The Gerg]

These look amazing Jim. Thanks for posting them.

7 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

I have a triple in full sun and a much younger single in full shade. pretty carefree palms. The largest of the triple has three trunk rings showing since these photos were taken and growth speed has accelerated. 
 

 

 

[The Gerg]

Thanks for sharing Tracy.  Those are looking good. Putting on size. The little one I posted has split into two. I have another one about that same size still in a pot that has just recently started a second growing point. So according to your hypothesis of being slower when they split (which I concur) these will likely be pretty slow for awhile as they are still young and have already split. I do have a very young third one in a pot as well. Maybe that will stay solitary.

1 hour ago, Tracy said:

Patience... some of these will grow faster than you think and like so many palms, growth accelerates with age.  I have posted my two plantings and yes, the one that has split into 4 trunks is still pretty small after almost 12 years.  The second one I planted much later that only split once has been much faster not surprisingly.  Watching solitary Dypsis pembana grow taller faster and have thicker trunks than clumping ones just further confirms my hypothesis that the more they split, the more energy they spread out and the slower the overall progress will be, particularly with multiple splits when still small.

Well you asked for DD, and here are the latest photos of my double DD, and quadruple DD.  The gate to the right and behind the double is about 6' tall and the pillars are a little over 6'.  Last photo is that same plant when I put it in the ground from a citrus plant in July 2015. That is pretty decent growth in just under 7 years for the now double which was single when I planted it.

 

[Tracy]

On 5/8/2022 at 7:17 AM, The Gerg said:

So according to your hypothesis of being slower when they split (which I concur) these will likely be pretty slow for awhile as they are still young and have already split. I do have a very young third one in a pot as well. Maybe that will stay solitary.

That is my theory, in particular  when they split young and the bases are similar in size.  My thinking is that the root system is the same as a solitary, so they are just competing for the nutrients versus the solitary is taking it all in.  If there is a dominant one in size, it may be less of a problem.  Where I have 4 growth points with my smaller one, I think that has slowed growth.  Jim's in Los Altos has 3 if I remember correctly, but clearly one dominant trunk.  I think you will be fine with the ones that have only split once.  My biggest recommendation would be to get them out of the pots and into the ground.... then they will rock and roll!

[JubaeaMan138]

Heavily shade grown plant  from @Perito palm was damn near solid maroon when I planted it . All that burned off heavily and I’m left with this beautiful new leaf that is half the length and solid green . It’s happy . I’m sitting on a big 15 gallon waiting to finish a project in the backyard before I plant it . 

[Tracy]

You have to love it when these have new spears that are beginning to open into leaves.  I noticed the pink as I was walking out to get the mail and had to get my camera to capture the color.