3x8 Treepots available May/June 2026. Click "Notify Me When Available" to get on our waiting list. You will be automatically notified by email as soon as the status changes to "In-Stock".
Description: This hybrid was the one that started our obsession with palm hybrids! Our co-founder discovered this palm on Daryl O'Connor's page (Australia) in 2004. Ever since, we have been striving to become the world's #1 producer of this hybrid. We originally coined the name "Tri-Bear" meaning a combination of the Triangle and Teddy Bear palms (although the Teddy Bear is actually the mother tree in nearly every instance). We first tried to develop the Teddy Bear x Triangle Hybrid in Anaheim, CA in 2005 by cross-pollinating a Triangle Palm (Dypsis decaryi). This produced only parthenocarpic (non-viable) fruits. While this hybrid occurs accidentally in South Florida and Australia (and less often in Hawaii). We produce ours by manual-cross pollination here in Southwest Florida with production numbers ranging from 5-10 plants per year to 40-50 plants per year. Some years our trees don't yield any. This hybrid provides all the beauty of the Teddy Bear Palm but with the drought-tolerance of a Triangle palm and much faster growing than either parent.
Sun Requirements: Full sun or partial sun. Will grow in shade, but does not thrive as well.
Growth Rate: Moderate when young; fast once close to trunking size.
Fertilizer: Low
Cold Tolerance: USDA Zones 9b-11
Description of what you are buying: A live palm tree about 8-12 inches (20-30cm) tall currently growing in a 3x8 inch Treepot (pictured).
Where we ship: FREE USPS Priority Mail within the United States. We are certified to ship to all lower 48 states, including TX, AZ, and CA, plus most foreign countries (with a phytosanitary certificate). We do not ship to HI or AK. For international orders, we send via USPS Global Express mail including phyto, invoice, customs declaration, and packing slip (billed separately).
When we ship: Orders are shipped Monday morning and Wednesday afternoon each week (except for holidays). We do our best to check on the weather between Florida and the final destination and may need to delay shipping a bit during winter to avoid frost en route.
How we ship: All palms are shipped bare-root with moist sphagnum moss and are cushioned with newspaper to ensure a safe journey to your home.
Read the article by Don Hodel and co-authored by one of our founders
