Triangle Palm seed
LATIN NAME: Dypsis decaryi
COMMON NAME: Triangle Palm
The triangle palm is the palm with the three-sided trunk. The fine, slow, elegant palm rises on the distinctive, three-angled trunk, and the long, arching, feathery leaves rise from the top in a fine, open crown, giving the palm its neat, triangular profile. The small, yellowish flowers open in the long, hanging clusters below the crown, to be followed by the round, brownish fruits. The palm is a fine, easy, long-lived addition to the warm, sheltered garden and the large container. It is a plant of the warm, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The triangle palm keeps a regular place in the plant science, and the palm has been studied for the distinctive, three-angled trunk and the fine, open crown of the feathery leaves. The way the neat, triangular profile forms has been examined closely, and the palm keeps showing up in the work on the ornamental palms of the warm regions. The long, arching leaves and the hanging clusters of the small, yellowish flowers have also made it a fine garden palm, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the elegant, slow-growing palms of the sheltered gardens.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The triangle palm pays its way in the warm, sheltered garden. The distinctive, three-angled trunk and the fine, open crown of the arching, feathery leaves give the palm a neat, elegant, architectural presence, and it is a fine, easy choice for the garden, the patio and the large container. The small, yellowish flowers and the round, brownish fruits add their own quiet interest through the season. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the three-angled trunk, and it is a fine, elegant, long-lived palm of the warm, sunny, sheltered garden.
The triangle palm is one of the neatest of the ornamental palms, and the distinctive, three-angled trunk gives it a fine, architectural presence that no other palm quite matches. The long, arching, feathery leaves rise in the fine, open crown that made the palm famous.
In the right spot the triangle palm is a fine, dependable, long-lived palm, and it asks for very little beyond the warmth, the shelter and the well-drained ground. The neat, three-angled trunk and the fine, open crown of the arching, feathery leaves make it a favourite of the collectors of the rare and the unusual palms.
To grow the triangle palm from seed, soak the round, brown seeds in warm water for a couple of hours, then sow them at a depth of about a centimetre in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a warm, bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on slowly and steadily. With the warmth, the shelter and the well-drained ground, the distinctive, three-angled trunk will build its fine, triangular profile over the years.
An absolutely stunning palm tree with a triangular shaped trunk makes this stand out.
Easy to grow.
Definitely gets noticed!
Unique looking, they are adaptable to many growing conditions.
All reasons for them gaining in popularity.
They aren’t as widely known as some other palms are.
Native to Madagascar and threatened in their nature habitat, they aren’t going to disappear.
The use of them in landscapes and containers all over the world ensures that.
It displays a unique shape of arching leaves that seem to come straight out of top of the tree on three sides, thus the name.
The leaves are feather like, blue-green or silver green color.
This tree will flower all year and will produce an inedible fruit. The fruits contain one seed and another tree can easily be started from seed. Usually germinates within three months.
Growth
Most consider the triangle palm as a faster grower once established.
Thrives on full sun.
A show piece kind of palm tree will take center stage!
They have a relatively short trunk that usually appears a white/grey color.
That makes it a great tree to add some colorful plants around the base.
They are only mildly drought tolerant and should be water daily when 1st planted.
Once to twice a week once established.
Give them a shower or mist bath if indoors for the winter.
For containers, they are very attractive.
Be prepared for a good sized tree, although they won’t get anywhere near the size they do in their native habitat.
In the container they will stay smaller.
Quick info: Scientific name- Dypsis decaryi
30-40 ft tall, 20 ft wide, single trunk
minimum temp 32°F zone 10-11
full sun, grows in a sandy any pH well drained soil
mildly drought tolerant, medium growth rate
It has single smooth, upright, trunk, 9-13 inches in diameter, brownish-gray, ringed by the scars from the fallen fronds. Overlapping leaf-bases grow from three distinct points of the trunk, forming a triangle, hence the name Triangle Palm. Leaves are pinnate, or feather-like, arching almost upright, about 10ft long and 3ft wide, segmented, bluish-green above and beneath, supported by brown petiole covered in a whitish bloom.