What kind of palm?

[RickJames]

About 13 years ago I was given a small palm from Home Depot, maybe 6 inches high.  Now the tree is over 8 feet and has been grown in my office.  Do you know what palm it is?  Also, in the last week a shoot has emerged from one of the branches.   Is this another branch or flower?  Photos attached.  Thanks.

[John2468]

This is not a palm, this looks to be Dracaena marginata. The shoots you see are new branches.

[Fusca]

1 hour ago, RickJames said:

About 13 years ago I was given a small palm from Home Depot, maybe 6 inches high.  Now the tree is over 8 feet and has been grown in my office.  Do you know what palm it is?  Also, in the last week a shoot has emerged from one of the branches.   Is this another branch or flower?  Photos attached.  Thanks.

 

They're pretty easy to propagate if you think it's getting too tall for your workspace.  You can air layer, take top cuttings or stump cuttings to gain additional plants if desired.

[bubba]

Great story and cool plant. Watch out for Charlie Murphy!

[RickJames]

21 hours ago, John2468 said:

This is not a palm, this looks to be Dracaena marginata. The shoots you see are new branches.

Thanks for the info.  So needless to say I shouldn't eat the sap!

[RickJames]

19 hours ago, Fusca said:

They're pretty easy to propagate if you think it's getting too tall for your workspace.  You can air layer, take top cuttings or stump cuttings to gain additional plants if desired.

So I can remove the shoot that's coming out to make a new plant?

[RickJames]

21 hours ago, John2468 said:

This is not a palm, this looks to be Dracaena marginata. The shoots you see are new branches.

Is it normal for the branch to come out so high on one of the main branches or is this unusual?

[Fusca]

20 minutes ago, RickJames said:

So I can remove the shoot that's coming out to make a new plant?

I'm not sure if what you're suggesting will work.  You need about 4" of stem.  What you can do is cut off the top shoot from the branch with the new shoot coming out the side and root that cutting in water or soil to make a new plant and then allow the new shoot to become the "new" top.  You can also cut the remaining branch into 4" pieces and root them by laying on top of soil and lightly covering.

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-propagate-a-dracaena-8546306#:~:text=Remove or trim lower leaves,long before transplanting into soil.

[John2468]

1 hour ago, RickJames said:

Is it normal for the branch to come out so high on one of the main branches or is this unusual?

Yes, it’s perfectly normal.