TriBear Hybrid (C. leptocheilos x decaryi) Teddy Bear Triangle live Dypsis palm tree
TriBear Hybrid (C. leptocheilos x decaryi) Teddy Bear Triangle live Dypsis palm tree
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Palm Tree Details
Palm Tree Details
Bred here. Described in science. Seabreeze Nurseries made the first documented, intentional tri-bear cross in 2010–2011. In 2025 it was formally named Chrysalidocarpus × leptocaryi in PalmArbor by Donald R. Hodel, Justen B. Dobbs and Robert H. Burtscher.
- Takes heat to about 113°F and brief overnight dips to about 28°F with little or no damage (PalmArbor 2025)
- Grows faster than either parent
- Full sun, or light afternoon shade in the hottest, driest spots
- White waxy trunk, reddish fuzzy leaf bases and often twisted leaf tips; young leaves sometimes come up bright red
Shipping: The 3x8 Treepot ships free by UPS 2nd Day Air within the lower 48, in its pot. The 1.5 and 5 gallon sizes are pick-up in San Diego only.
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Description: Teddy Bear Palm (Dypsis leptocheilos) x Triangle Palm (Dypsis decaryi)
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: Slow to moderate when seedlings; fast once 2 feet or taller
Fertilizer: Low
Cold Tolerance: USDA Zones 9b-11
Read the article by Don Hodel and co-authored by one of our founders
Questions buyers ask
Where can I buy a tri-bear palm? Right here, from the nursery that developed it. The 3x8 Treepot ships free to the lower 48.
How cold can a tri-bear take? It does best in USDA zones 9b–11. The PalmArbor description reports brief overnight dips to about 28°F with little or no damage.
Is it a true tri-bear? Yes. Every seedling is a hand-pollinated first-generation cross: Teddy Bear palm (C. leptocheilos) as the seed parent and Triangle palm (C. decaryi) as the pollen parent. Tri-bears are self-sterile, so seed collected from a tri-bear is not a true tri-bear.
How fast does it grow? Slow to moderate as a seedling and fast once about 2 feet tall. Once it forms trunk in California it adds about three leaves and 12–14 inches of trunk a year, and grows faster in warmer climates.
Beautiful palms! Must have for any collection