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Palms in Utopia

Daryl

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Peirdo who wants there name spelt wrong lol....

Oh just spoke to Clayton... It's Teresa... :)

I only misspelt it 5 times, sorry Teresa. And Pedro would have just followed me, so don't blame him, mister freck. :D

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society Member (IPS Affiliate)

North Palm Beach

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Walter John Grand Master

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Well it's less than a week later, and my wife and I and two grand daughters went to Utopia for another visit so we could show the girls the goats and the puppies. I took my camera again, and this time thought I'd do a focus on Chambeyronias there. It has always been a contention or at least a puzzle on the presence or absence of the famous watermelon markings that sometimes appear on Chambeyronia macrocarpa. I have some thoughts on the matter and would love to hear others thoughts on this marvellous trait on this remarkable New Caledonian palm tree. And this is apart from the majestic new red leaves, let's go to the pics.

Not far from the house and main nursery is a group of these palms and it is here I began to take a bunch of photos. There would have been only 3 or 4 out of about a dozen macrocarpa in this group with watermelon markings.

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nearby Areca had some lovely fruit.

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Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Walter John Grand Master

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More at this same group, some without the markings are still great looking palms with that dark green crownshaft. There's three or four Hookeris holding up their end of the bargain.

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To the right of this group is the rare and unusual Licuala ramsayii that has gone a'clumping.

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Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Walter John Grand Master

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This one is just about the Watermelon king at Utopia and is deserving of a squadron of pics.

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Orange crush Piggy on the other side of the dam caught my camera's eye/lens.

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Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Walter John Grand Master

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I don't know why we didn't cover this patch of palms last week. This had Chambeyronia macrocarpa, Marojejya darianii , Verschaffeltia splendida , Arenga pinatta, Licuala peltata var. sumawongii (syn. L. elegans ) , etc etc., and another Chanby nearby with a Latania for company.

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Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Orange crush group in silhouette.

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Bamboo feature at Utopia, just look up, they do partner the palms well.

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Dypsis hybrid pair, leptocheilos x decaryi, the famous "Red Triangle".

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I'll leave you as the late afternoon winter sun washes this solo Chambeyronia, my theme for my 2nd Utopia visit within a week.

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Don't forget to leave your thoughts on the occurrence of the watermelon markings

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Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Walter John Grand Master

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Picked up a teeny Arenga westerhouli, Wallichia disticha and another 3 bambino Chambys, I've really gone Chambeyronia mad this winter. :)

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Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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Theres Kris! I saw him! (or the trail he left behind... :unsure: )

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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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Great photos Wal. Your lucky living on the edge of Utopia. How were the goats

Palms are the king of trees

Brod

Brisbane, Australia

28 latitude, sub tropical

summer average 21c min - 29c max

winter average 10c min - 21c max

extremes at my place 5c - 42c

1100 average rainfall

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Utopia Palms Mentor

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Goat :drool: DELICOUS....curry style. Ask Wal.

Many thanks for the wonderful guests who came and concored the UTOPIAN jungle terrain.

We were blessed with evening rains and sunny day of the visit.

Joys of the cloud forest environment on some rare days. Great photographs!!!!

It is as good as it looks.

PALMS DO SOOTH THE SOUL for those that came and those that REMAIN.............

long live the Utopian Dream. T

STRONG in SOUL strong in SPIRIT !!!!!!!!!!!! :D

To those that know ......my associates and acquaintenances call me all BUT Teresa

and my TRUE friends call me Teresa.................... :D

I am collecting more true friends day by day.

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Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia

Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm

IPS Membership since 1991

PLANT MORE PALMS TO SOOTH THE SOUL

www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com

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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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Great spot, great location, great nursery, great palms and great people!

What more can I say!

Stephen

Stephen

Broome Western Australia

Where the desert meets the sea

Tropical Monsoon

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chakoro Community Regular

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Great spot, great location, great nursery, great palms and great people!

What more can I say!

Stephen

Ay Stephen...Well you can say if you saw any of those deadly lookin Livistonas on your Kimberly trip or around Broome itself...loriphylla,kimberliana or victoriensis maybe? :D Regards Craig.(I`m in a Livistona state of mind at the moment.)

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ariscott Grand Master

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Maybe on his way to Darwin one day..... :winkie:

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Daryl Grand Master

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We could always all catch up at next year's Ratpack PRA...Victoria River anyone?

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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On ‎4‎/‎28‎/‎2012‎ ‎10‎:‎46‎:‎44‎, Moose said:

What a great thread! :D

old past rat pack days

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

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