Chrsalidocarpus Titan planted in the garden

[happypalms]

A purchase a little while back of a Titan and with 200mm of rain forecast time to plant another palm. I have been planting a lot of palms in last 12 month season and it has to be one of the best wet planting seasons I have ever seen in a long time over 20 years, what a wet season it has been and the forecast is for a wet spring, let it rain I say! 

[Harry’s Palms]

Great , another Dypsis in the jungle . I will have to look that one up , just my first impression is that it is a larger one and it looks like you planted it in a more exposed area . Maybe a sun tolerant one? Harry

 edit : Chrysalidocarpus Titan , and yes , they get big!

[Hilo Jason]

Very nice. One of my favorites. Although slow to get going (compared to other big Chrysalidocarpus) they eventually get massive! 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Great , another Dypsis in the jungle . I will have to look that one up , just my first impression is that it is a larger one and it looks like you planted it in a more exposed area . Maybe a sun tolerant one? Harry

 edit : Chrysalidocarpus Titan , and yes , they get big!

There is so many dypsis, chrysalidocarpus out there and are so popular in Australia. We had a big dypsis boom in Australia about 30 years ago, and they grow so well in my climate just plant them and away they go. I have about 1000 seeds coming of a lot of the the smaller real dypsis varieties and iam very intrested in that lot of seeds that’s for sure! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Very nice. One of my favorites. Although slow to get going (compared to other big Chrysalidocarpus) they eventually get massive! 

They are a beautiful palm and hence the big open space i planted it in. Going to be interesting to watch this beauty grow! 

[donpachino1983]

Very nice. I will have to visit this palm paradise of yours one day😁😁

[Kim]

This is quite a palm, you will enjoy watching it expand over the years. Like Jason says, it will take some time to get going. I have several in my garden, and they are somewhat varied in size, even when planted at the same time. I have a trio in mostly shade that insist on growing as Small, Medium, and Large. I have a fourth in morning sun that is finally, after years, starting to look like it might eventually become titanic in size. Then, just to be weird, I have a double -- two seeds that germinated (2015) closely in a single pot, planted 5/2020  in a very wild area (read: inundated with aggressive weeds).  They are just barely past the seedling stage at chin height, but showing strength. 

For those who remember some of the old Dypsis names, Chrysalidocarpus titan was previously known as Dypsis 'bejofo', or 'bejofa.' There was also a D. 'bejouf.' Honestly I could never get it straight which was which, so I'm grateful for the definitive name.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, donpachino1983 said:

Very nice. I will have to visit this palm paradise of yours one day😁😁

You’re welcome anytime, and it is a palm paradise indeed! 🌱

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Kim said:

This is quite a palm, you will enjoy watching it expand over the years. Like Jason says, it will take some time to get going. I have several in my garden, and they are somewhat varied in size, even when planted at the same time. I have a trio in mostly shade that insist on growing as Small, Medium, and Large. I have a fourth in morning sun that is finally, after years, starting to look like it might eventually become titanic in size. Then, just to be weird, I have a double -- two seeds that germinated (2015) closely in a single pot, planted 5/2020  in a very wild area (read: inundated with aggressive weeds).  They are just barely past the seedling stage at chin height, but showing strength. 

For those who remember some of the old Dypsis names, Chrysalidocarpus titan was previously known as Dypsis 'bejofo', or 'bejofa.' There was also a D. 'bejouf.' Honestly I could never get it straight which was which, so I'm grateful for the definitive name.

It sounds like an exciting palm for the garden. I never really took any notice of them being sidetracked with the understory iam working on. But also going for a second palm garden in my existing garden and doubling the size of it at the same time, so iam in for another 25 years of planting. By that time my Titan shall be worthy off and garden, might qualify for an IPS garden visit. Hopefully most of what Iam growing will get planted over those years. But I love seeing the gardens on palm talk it’s great inspiration when I see gardens like yours and others, but oh those lucky Hawaii growers 🌱

[Hilo Jason]

On 8/21/2025 at 3:14 PM, Kim said:

This is quite a palm, you will enjoy watching it expand over the years. Like Jason says, it will take some time to get going. I have several in my garden, and they are somewhat varied in size, even when planted at the same time. I have a trio in mostly shade that insist on growing as Small, Medium, and Large. I have a fourth in morning sun that is finally, after years, starting to look like it might eventually become titanic in size. Then, just to be weird, I have a double -- two seeds that germinated (2015) closely in a single pot, planted 5/2020  in a very wild area (read: inundated with aggressive weeds).  They are just barely past the seedling stage at chin height, but showing strength. 

For those who remember some of the old Dypsis names, Chrysalidocarpus titan was previously known as Dypsis 'bejofo', or 'bejofa.' There was also a D. 'bejouf.' Honestly I could never get it straight which was which, so I'm grateful for the definitive name.

Would love to see some pictures of yours Kim!

[flplantguy]

I checked my little guy today and its not wobbly or loose now.  Hopefully that means its settled and the new spear does better. Its getting almost full afternoon florida sun too and isnt burned at all.

[Kim]

On 8/23/2025 at 10:51 AM, Hilo Jason said:

Would love to see some pictures of yours Kim!

I really had to dig around to find photos. Never did find a pic of the one out front that is gaining in size.

First, a photo from 7/2023 of Small, Medium and Large (planted 7/2015 from 1-gal.) growing in the very back jungle, see if you can find them! 😄

Below, view from the opposite direction of Small:

Next, photo of the double C. titans, germinated in 2015, planted 5/2020:

I have given away a few that I germinated, spreading the love in Leilani Estates!

One thing to note, if you are growing this palm, it can take some time for the tip of a new spear to become visible, to the extent that you begin to wonder if something is wrong with the palm. Be patient, the next spear will eventually appear. 

 

 

[happypalms]

15 hours ago, flplantguy said:

I checked my little guy today and its not wobbly or loose now.  Hopefully that means its settled and the new spear does better. Its getting almost full afternoon florida sun too and isnt burned at all.

Do they need to be staked ?

[flplantguy]

5 hours ago, happypalms said:

Do they need to be staked ?

Mine is very squat and had an odd root plate to start, but has resolved that and is ok.  I dont think it was normal, but if yours is wobbly and lanky it wouldnt hurt.  i didnt bother on mine since its so short.

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, flplantguy said:

Mine is very squat and had an odd root plate to start, but has resolved that and is ok.  I dont think it was normal, but if yours is wobbly and lanky it wouldnt hurt.  i didnt bother on mine since its so short.

Thank you I think my one will be fine. It’s in a protected spot. 

[Hilo Jason]

22 hours ago, Kim said:

I really had to dig around to find photos. Never did find a pic of the one out front that is gaining in size.

First, a photo from 7/2023 of Small, Medium and Large (planted 7/2015 from 1-gal.) growing in the very back jungle, see if you can find them! 😄

Below, view from the opposite direction of Small:

Next, photo of the double C. titans, germinated in 2015, planted 5/2020:

I have given away a few that I germinated, spreading the love in Leilani Estates!

One thing to note, if you are growing this palm, it can take some time for the tip of a new spear to become visible, to the extent that you begin to wonder if something is wrong with the palm. Be patient, the next spear will eventually appear. 

 

 

Thanks Kim!  Your look great and are at that size where they only start speeding up

[realarch]

Thanks for posting Kim. Did your plants come from that seed batch from Rich’s palm? Mike Merritt gave me a couple of seeds he collected from that same batch and the one I have growing looks very similar to the size of yours. 

I have a couple of photos of the C. titan in Jerry’s garden during the HIPS trip to Maui a few years back. Pictures always come in sideways……ugh! I might post anyway.

Tim 

[Kim]

2 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Thanks Kim!  Your look great and are at that size where they only start speeding up

I hope you are right. I would like to see them develop a trunk one day. 

1 hour ago, realarch said:

Thanks for posting Kim. Did your plants come from that seed batch from Rich’s palm? Mike Merritt gave me a couple of seeds he collected from that same batch and the one I have growing looks very similar to the size of yours. 

I have a couple of photos of the C. titan in Jerry’s garden during the HIPS trip to Maui a few years back. Pictures always come in sideways……ugh! I might post anyway.

Tim 

Thanks Tim -- Small, Medium, and Large plus one more are from Floribunda, purchased as 4-inch pots. The double are the only ones from Rich's seeds in my garden. I ended up with a number of them and didn't want to overpopulate my garden with them. 😅

[realarch]

Thanks Kim, here is one of the offspring from Rich via Mike. Boy was it slow for the first couple of years since germination, but has really picked up speed as of late. It’s growing on what seems is solid rock, so we’ll see how it matures. 

Tim