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| − | *'''Habit''': solitary, eventually branching (though seems less likely in California) with a crown of 8-10 feather leaves per branch | + | *'''Habit''': solitary, eventually branching once (though seems less likely in California) with a crown of 8-10 feather leaves per branch |
*'''Height''': 20' estimate | *'''Height''': 20' estimate | ||
*'''Trunk''': single; branching dichotomously eventually (usually once over 10' tall) with branches barely separated by than a few inches; covered with dense layers of drooping, long, brown fibers; bottom of trunk may be clean (or cleaned manually) of fibers and faintly ringed, sometimes with a good deal of red coloration on newly exposed trunk | *'''Trunk''': single; branching dichotomously eventually (usually once over 10' tall) with branches barely separated by than a few inches; covered with dense layers of drooping, long, brown fibers; bottom of trunk may be clean (or cleaned manually) of fibers and faintly ringed, sometimes with a good deal of red coloration on newly exposed trunk | ||
*'''Crownshaft''': none | *'''Crownshaft''': none | ||
| − | *'''Spread''': | + | *'''Spread''': 8'-12' |
| − | *'''Leaf Description''': | + | *'''Leaf Description''': pinnate; flat; upright to nearly horizontal; deep green; new leaves reddish to orange-red |
| − | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': | + | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': 1' long; unarmed; un-split leaf base |
| − | *'''Reproduction''': | + | *'''Reproduction''': monoecious |
| − | *'''Inflorescence''': | + | *'''Inflorescence''': among or below leaves |
| − | *'''Fruit''': | + | *'''Fruit''': spherical; 1" diameter; purplish black when ripe |
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| − | *'''Minimum Temp''': | + | *'''Minimum Temp''': 28F |
| − | *'''Drought Tolerance''': | + | *'''Drought Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': | + | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': low to moderate |
| − | *'''Cool Tolerance''': | + | *'''Cool Tolerance''': low to moderate |
| − | *'''Wind Tolerance''': | + | *'''Wind Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Salt Tolerance''': | + | *'''Salt Tolerance''': unknown |
| − | *'''Growth Rate''': | + | *'''Growth Rate''': very slow to slow |
| − | *'''Soil Preference''': | + | *'''Soil Preference''': adaptable |
| − | *'''Light Requirement''': | + | *'''Light Requirement''': filtered light to partial sun near coast |
| − | *'''Human Hazards''': | + | *'''Human Hazards''': none |
| − | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': | + | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': none |
| − | *'''Transplants?''': | + | *'''Transplants?''': unknown |
| − | *'''Indoor?''': | + | *'''Indoor?''': unknown |
| − | *'''Availability''': | + | *'''Availability''': rare |
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Common Name: Vonitra Palm
Dypsis utilis is another of the 'hairy' branching Dypsis that have been grown successfully in California for many decades now, though it is still not an overly common or popular palm. This is one of the larger hairy Dypsis and so far has proven fairly easy to grow, but suffers in full inland sun (partial sun near the coast might be tolerated).
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