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Costa Rican Palm Society Meeting - Saturday October 31, 2009 10AM


Jeff in St Pete

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close up of Joey base

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For scale - one of our new members

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Just as the tour ended it started raining again. This time of year, no one in Costa Rica travels without an umbrella.

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Getting some palms together for the auction

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Some of the palms (and a couple Brownea trees) up for auction

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I was the auctioneer, so I took a moment to take a photo. The small Chambeyronia macrocarpa (on the left) sold for the highest bid of the day at 12,000 colones ($20.80).

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Alcantarea

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I believe Marco said these were Roystonea princeps

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Awesome Jeff! I remember how great of a place Marco has from the biennial. In many places it is approaching "habitat" conditions................ :)

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Since it was Halloween, the girls decided they needed a costume

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Group photo - 3 or 4 people had already left, but this is the majority of us.

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Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Jeff - thank you so much for posting these photos. It brings back fond memories of my visit to Marcos farm during the 2008 Biennel. You don't need to apologize about the dark photos, it is dark at Marco's place on a sunny day. Having personally witnessed Marco's great collection - no photos can really do it justice. It is an adventure that must be done first hand! :rolleyes:

It is great to see your Society pick up steam with the increase in membership and participation. Your country can grow some great stuff. The Society will help deseminate information and spread the word of the many species that could and should be utilized in Costa Rican gardens. :drool:

Kindest regards, :)

Ron.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Awesome Jeff! I remember how great of a place Marco has from the biennial. In many places it is approaching "habitat" conditions................ :)

Thanks Bill. I couldn't believe how much some of the palms have grown since the Biennial. I looked back at some of the Biennial photos and noticed how much the Joey and the Kerriodoxa have grown in the last 17 months. Even the Corypha has grown several feet.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Jeff - thank you so much for posting these photos. It brings back fond memories of my visit to Marcos farm during the 2008 Biennel. You don't need to apologize about the dark photos, it is dark at Marco's place on a sunny day. Having personally witnessed Marco's great collection - no photos can really do it justice. It is an adventure that must be done first hand! :rolleyes:

It is great to see your Society pick up steam with the increase in membership and participation. Your country can grow some great stuff. The Society will help deseminate information and spread the word of the many species that could and should be utilized in Costa Rican gardens. :drool:

Kindest regards, :)

Ron.

Ron, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. It was a lot of fun exploring Marco's farm again!

Our Palm Society is definitely picking up steam. Word is spreading and we are signing up new members at every meeting. Now that we have some money in the bank, we will be able to start advertising next year. I feel confident that by advertising, we will double our membership in 2010.

Our other good news - we received a $1,000 donation! This will be used to build our website which we believe will be the key to our success.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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Jeff,

Thanks for the tour of the Marcos farm. I was lucky enough to visit there sometime in the 80's. Things have sure grown, in fact back then he didn't have that many palms, but I remember eating some delicious mangos.

Dick

Richard Douglas

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Hi Dick,

You must have visited Marco before he started collecting palms (or when he was just getting started). I can't imagine what the farm must have looked like back then. Now sections of the property are covered by mature palm forests.

My friends from the Costa Rican Palm Society are still talking about our visit there. The palms that impressed people the most were the large Coccothrinax crinita and the Corypha. Everyone wants these palms now!

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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