Pronunciation: DIP-siss karl-SMITH-ee-eye
Common Name: none
Dypsis carlsmithii is one of the more recently described palms from Madagascar (not in that book) and seems so far to be a pretty good future specimen palm for warmer areas of California.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-15 feather leaves
- Height: 20' estimate
- Trunk: single; 1' thick; closely ringed; pale orange near crown; pale-grey brown with age
- Crownshaft: 2' tall; pale orange; about 2" thicker than trunk below
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