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'''''Dypsis pusilla''''' has recently become a more popular California palm choice due primarily to its more recent availability.  It is one of the 'hairy' Dypsis, but a more compact plant than the other three (''Dypsis crinita, Dypsis fibrosa and Dypsis utilis'').  So far it does not appear that this one is a normally branching palm but branching ones have been seen in nature.  Like its relatives, it does tend to have nicely colored new leaves (red or orange).   
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'''''Vonitra pusilla''''' has recently become a more popular California palm choice due primarily to its more recent availability.  It is one of the 'hairy' Vonitras, but a more compact plant than the other three (''Vonitra crinita, Vonitra fibrosa and Vonitra utilis'').  So far it does not appear that this one is a normally branching palm but branching ones have been seen in nature.  Like its relatives, it does tend to have nicely coloured new leaves (red or orange).   
 
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 14 February 2023

Pronunciation: Vonitra pew-SILL-uh


Common Name: none

Vonitra pusilla has recently become a more popular California palm choice due primarily to its more recent availability. It is one of the 'hairy' Vonitras, but a more compact plant than the other three (Vonitra crinita, Vonitra fibrosa and Vonitra utilis). So far it does not appear that this one is a normally branching palm but branching ones have been seen in nature. Like its relatives, it does tend to have nicely coloured new leaves (red or orange).

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary though sometimes clustering with a crown of 6-10 feather leaves
  • Height: 8' estimate
  • Trunk: single usually, though rarely multiple; rarely branching (so far not in California); covered with pendent wavy fibers and often retained leaf bases; about 2"-3" thick without the fiber
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 6'-7'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; flat; slightly arching; new leaf yellow-orange to reddish; 3'-4' long; bright to medium green
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: 6"; flattish; unarmed; pale green; un-split; unarmed; often retained on trunk
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence: within leaves; 3'-4' long, upright; sparsely branched; thin
  • Fruit: ovoid; 1/2" long; purple to black
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 30F
  • Drought Tolerance: low
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: unknown
  • Cool Tolerance: moderate
  • Wind Tolerance: unknown
  • Salt Tolerance: unknown
  • Growth Rate: slow
  • Soil Preference: adaptable
  • Light Requirement: partial sun
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: none known yet
  • Transplants?: unknown
  • Indoor?: unknown
  • Availability: rare


  • Balboa Park, San Diego, California

  • Huntington Beach, California

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii

  • new leaf in California

  • new leaf, San Diego

  • trunk on Balboa Park palm

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