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| − | '''''Dypsis 'Orange Crush'''''' is a very popular and ornamental Madagascan palm that STILL has no official species name, though until recently it was given the name ''Dypsis pilulifera''. However, that turned out to be a plumose species which this palm is NOT. | + | '''''Dypsis 'Orange Crush'''''' is a very popular and ornamental Madagascan palm that STILL has no official species name, though until recently it was given the name ''Dypsis pilulifera''. However, that turned out to be a plumose species which this palm is NOT. But it IS a pretty good species for the warmer and coastal climates of California, developing a nice orange crownshaft that is extremely ornamental in mature palms. Note that not all 'Orange Crush' palms develop the orange crownshaft, though it will not be a big surprise to someday discover these other palms are NOT the same species. |
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<div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Appearance and Biology</div> | <div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Appearance and Biology</div> | ||
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| − | *'''Habit''': | + | *'''Habit''': solitary with a crown of 6-10 feather leaves |
| − | *'''Height''': | + | *'''Height''': 20' estimate |
| − | *'''Trunk''': | + | *'''Trunk''': single; 8"; deep green; prominently ringed with narrow whitish bands; trunks slightly flared at base |
| − | *'''Crownshaft''': | + | *'''Crownshaft''': 18"-24" tall; nearly same diameter as trunk; light to dark orange, fading to pale green near leaf bases |
| − | *'''Spread''': | + | *'''Spread''': 10' |
| − | *'''Leaf Description''': | + | *'''Leaf Description''': pinnate; flat; very closely spaced leaflets; leaves upright to barely 45 degrees (fall off long before become horizontal); 10' long or more; deep to bright green; leaves sometimes twist and arch |
| − | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': | + | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': very short petioles; pale green; unarmed; un-split |
| − | *'''Reproduction''': | + | *'''Reproduction''': monoecious |
*'''Inflorescence''': | *'''Inflorescence''': | ||
*'''Fruit''': | *'''Fruit''': | ||
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<div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | <div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | ||
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| − | *'''Minimum Temp''': | + | *'''Minimum Temp''': 30F |
| − | *'''Drought Tolerance''': | + | *'''Drought Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': | + | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': moderate |
| − | *'''Cool Tolerance''': | + | *'''Cool Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Wind Tolerance''': | + | *'''Wind Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Salt Tolerance''': | + | *'''Salt Tolerance''': unknown |
| − | *'''Growth Rate''': | + | *'''Growth Rate''': slow |
| − | *'''Soil Preference''': | + | *'''Soil Preference''': adaptable, though prefers moist and draining |
| − | *'''Light Requirement''': | + | *'''Light Requirement''': filtered sun |
| − | *'''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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| − | + | File:Dypsis Orange Crownshaft again.jpg|Hawaii | |
| − | + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush DO shot.jpg|Hawaii | |
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush nice Bo.jpg|Lundkvist estate, Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush Piercy.jpg|Piercy garden, Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crushes showing trunks L.jpg|Lundkvist garden | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crushes tall L.jpg|Lundkvist garden | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crushes, Lundkvist.jpg|Lundkvist estate | ||
| + | File:Dypsis orange huge.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush crownshaft and trunk Dean.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange crush green.jpg|greenish form, Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush Hawaii smaller.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush Levine.JPG|garden of Gary Levine, Escondido, California | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush Jim.jpg|garden of Jim Denz, northern California, inland | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush mostly trunk Floribunda.jpg|large Floribunda Palm, Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush stem DO.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush trunk close up.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Dypsis Orange Crush trunk shot DO.jpg| | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | [[Category: Dypsis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:22, 18 August 2015
Common Name: Orange Crush Palm
Dypsis 'Orange Crush' is a very popular and ornamental Madagascan palm that STILL has no official species name, though until recently it was given the name Dypsis pilulifera. However, that turned out to be a plumose species which this palm is NOT. But it IS a pretty good species for the warmer and coastal climates of California, developing a nice orange crownshaft that is extremely ornamental in mature palms. Note that not all 'Orange Crush' palms develop the orange crownshaft, though it will not be a big surprise to someday discover these other palms are NOT the same species.
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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Hawaii
Hawaii
Lundkvist estate, Hawaii
Piercy garden, Hawaii
Lundkvist garden
Lundkvist garden
Lundkvist estate
greenish form, Hawaii
garden of Gary Levine, Escondido, California
garden of Jim Denz, northern California, inland
large Floribunda Palm, Hawaii
