Who else Is growing Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos?

[ThomasZ]

This specimen has been in the ground for about 6 years and is finally starting to flower. I love the crownshaft of this species. 

[JD in the OC]

One of my favorite Chrysalidocarpus for sure. I got a couple of 25-footers in the side yard.  SW Florida. (Bought in Miami).  Ladder is to  collect seeds. 

[kinzyjr]

One of the last photos taken of the Chrysalidocarpus letpocheilos at Lakeland City Hall before it was removed.

[peachy]

A Teddy Bear was the first palm I planted when I moved here nearly 4 years ago. I found a tiny 30cm overall height one in a tiny pot in a hardware shop.  It now has over 2 metres of trunk, 1.5 metres of crownshaft and the leaves shade the roof of the house. It also flowered a few months ago. Apart from A cunninghamia, it is the fastest growing palm I have ever owned.  I used to love feeling his fur but it's high for me to reach now. A really rewarding species to grow.

Peachy

[Than]

Mine has been in the ground for a month now and already preparing a new leaf. It is a bit scorched from when it was in the sun but it is in shade now. I am not very optimistic it will survive my winters but I can only dream it will be like yours one day. It's a beautiful plant.

 

[Looking Glass]

Pretty hardly down here with lots of food and water.  These are 4 years from 3g pots.  

[JD in the OC]

On 6/16/2025 at 7:14 AM, Than said:

Mine has been in the ground for a month now and already preparing a new leaf. It is a bit scorched from when it was in the sun but it is in shade now. I am not very optimistic it will survive my winters but I can only dream it will be like yours one day. It's a beautiful plant.

 

That little guy looks like it needs more water 😊

[Hilo Jason]

Here’s mine that is loving its location on the wet side of the Big Island of Hawaii. I’ve never seen one quite this beefy. Full sun, close to the ocean 

size 10 shoe for scale:

 

[Than]

3 hours ago, JD in the OC said:

That little guy looks like it needs more water 😊

You reckon? The soil around it stays moist for a few days according to the soil tester. What are the signs you see? I'd love to learn how to recognise them too.

[Phoenikakias]

10 hours ago, JD in the OC said:

That little guy looks like it needs more water 😊

Or ... just water of better quality. I am not arguing, only putting on  table a different possible explanation.

[96720]

This is mine in Phoenix we have already had about a week of 110+ weather heat doesn’t seem to bother it it’s at the very edge of my jungle so gets more sun than my Chambyronia!!

[JD in the OC]

18 hours ago, Than said:

You reckon? The soil around it stays moist for a few days according to the soil tester. What are the signs you see? I'd love to learn how to recognise them too.

The tips of the leaflets are brown while the middle and bottom of them is seemingly green and healthy.  If it were sun burn or cold burn there would be patches everywhere. If it were nutrient all the leaves would be yellowish or pale. If it's bugs there would be spots or sooty Mold on it.

JD

[Than]

7 hours ago, JD in the OC said:

The tips of the leaflets are brown while the middle and bottom of them is seemingly green and healthy.  If it were sun burn or cold burn there would be patches everywhere. If it were nutrient all the leaves would be yellowish or pale. If it's bugs there would be spots or sooty Mold on it.

JD

Wow, this is super useful! Thanks! Notes taken.

[ThomasZ]

These are both of mine. Central Florida zone 9b 

[Tyrone]

One of my absolute favourites. I even have one growing in wet cold Albany in Western Australia. I miss my big ones in my Perth garden. They were trunking past the gutters and the new owners cut them out. 😔

[sonoranfans]

the only problem I have with teddies is they grow too fast and then your neck hurts from looking up.  I had one decapitated in hurricane milton last year RIP.  So I planted two more.  They have a way of standing out in the forest with that fuzzy reddish crownshaft and green and white trunks.  Theya re also pretty cold hardy for a crownshafted palm.  Mine survived 28F, 29F plus frost as a small 2' tall palm.  It was defoliated but the spear was intact with no burn.- 

[palmfriend]

Hi,

here is my fella, seed grown - as almost always. 

When I started with palms 13 years ago, I was hooked by this species immediately after seeing one in a photo 

from @DoomsDave garden at that time. I ordered seeds and I have got one (survivor) left, but this is one is

already a beauty...

"Can't beat the view."

I love it!

 

Lars

 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Well here was my trunking Teddy in the biggest pot I could handle. This was the day before our Texas show event. If i would've kept this in my well house which had a concrete floor versus my shed with a raised wood floor. This bad boy would still be alive. Absolutely top 5 palm species without a doubt. Miss this palm =/ 

T J 

[Merlyn]

@ThomasZ I am growing both Leptocheilos and Lastelliana here.  Mine are only about 4 or 5 feet total height now, but finally established and growing well.  The last two mild winters (just a couple of frosts near 30-35) really helped.  I tried both initially planted as barely pinnate seedlings in the open, and all 4 or 5 experiments failed from frost defoliation and crown rot.  The two survivors (one of each) were under the shelter of a taller Bismarck and took minimal damage from the cold.