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Chrysalidocarpus hybrids

Josue Diaz

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Josue Diaz Grand Master

Josue Diaz

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Got my grubby hands on these two hybrids from Floribunda. Anyone else trying them? Or growing them already?

This first one is a prestoniana hybrid of unknown pollen parent. 

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And these are the decipiens F2 hybrids. Jeff says these are from a clustering, smaller palm and that it is fast growing. 

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Lastly, one of my decipiens nearby looking good with a new spear not far from opening

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Damn sanity really isn’t your thing!

GOOD!

My limited experience with hybrids is that fan palm hybrids breed true to the cross, I.e, they keep their distinctive look down through the generations while feather types seem to revert in the F2 back to one or the other of the grandparents.

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2 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Damn sanity really isn’t your thing!

GOOD!

My limited experience with hybrids is that fan palm hybrids breed true to the cross, I.e, they keep their distinctive look down through the generations while feather types seem to revert in the F2 back to one or the other of the grandparents.

Interesting observation.  I wonder why the difference between palmate vs pinnate?  I always suspected the latter to be true for most F2 hybrids...

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I think the decipiens hybrid is an F2. Seeds came off of an F1. The prestoniana, i think, is an F1. Seeds came off of a species prestoniana. 

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TomJ Experienced

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This is the bigger of two Presto Hybrids I got from FB two years ago. 

Whether it was the same pollen doner... who knows.

It has been a fast grower here in So Cal.

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Billeb Veteran

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On 1/15/2026 at 9:39 AM, TomJ said:

This is the bigger of two Presto Hybrids I got from FB two years ago. 

Whether it was the same pollen doner... who knows.

It has been a fast grower here in So Cal.

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Wow! Bravo 🙌 

-dale 

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Here’s my Prestoniana Hybrid from FB. Got it about 6 months ago and immediately grounded it. It didn’t care one bit. Doesn’t look like much but it’s definitely gotten bigger and shed those ugly stretched fronds most FB plants come with. I have no doubt it will catch steam from here on out. 
 

-dale 

 

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Billeb Veteran

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On 1/15/2026 at 9:39 AM, TomJ said:

 

Whether it was the same pollen doner... who knows.

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That leaf pattern looks a lot like Madagascarensis or another plumose type. Mine doesn’t have that trait as of yet. Definitely nowhere near the size of pure Prestoniana either. Looks to be trunking already. 
 

who knows. The mystery continues  


-dale 

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