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[Tassie_Troy1971]

Colin and i spent a few nights at Mike Green's place in SE Queensland . Mike has an amaizing collection of palms scattered around 3.5 Acres and has at least 24 different species of New Caledonian palms .

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more Video on lower terrace



Piggafetta
6 yrs old from a seedling it now has 20 ft clear trunk

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Mike is a hard worker and it shows in the layout and effort he has gone to in building and designing the garden .

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Even at night it's hard to resist a tour of Mike's garden



Even if you run into a creepy crawly spider

[Tassie_Troy1971]

The climate is so good here - bottle palms and Pigafetta thrive alongside Rhopalostylis ,Leppidorachis ,and Mike even has a few Hedyscepe in his shade house to plant out



Colin

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Dypsis decipiens

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Cyphophoenix elegans



Chambeyronia houailou

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Hedyscepe in shadehouse

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Mikes hand built stone walls go on forever !

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Chambeyronia lepidota

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[BS Man about Palms]

ooooo! Looking forward to having more time to view these!! (whats the story on the C. lepidota that got cut off?)

[_Wal]

ooooo! Looking forward to having more time to view these!! (whats the story on the C. lepidota that got cut off?)

I must learn to use this same suspensful technique in my next films.

I think they all perished actually, so Mike's runt of the group has turned out to be the only survivor and is now looking a treat. Is that the deal Mike ?

[Kim]

Beautifully designed garden with lots of eye candy there! Great photos, too. I love the night shots, but from what I've read about Australia, I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to venture out in the darkness! Glad you did it for us! Bravo!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Thats right Wal ,all the other lepidota,s died due to a watering system malfunction and Mike's survived !

[chakoro]

Mike`s garden sure is easy on the eye...and the rock work is a work of art in itself and a real labour of love.
Troy thanks for the vid`s and the shots of this special place..really liked the night shots.
Craig.

[_Wal]

One question, were those boxers made in New Caledonia ?

[newcal]

Always a wise guy Wal, no they were made by HSV(Holden Special Vehicles) ...cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Hey Mike your Mule palm is growing well down here in Tassie !

[newcal]

That's good Troy,how about a pic of it as well as the Brahea nitida ...cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[Palm crazy]

Great looking garden, the vids are my favorite.

[Pedro 65]

Lookn Good Mike, is the Licuala bottom post 4 Ramsayi?? Leaflets very broad and curved, The Piggie is a Monster. Pete

[Patricia-CR]

Palm beauty land, thanks for the wonderful pics.

[realarch]

Always nice to see Mike's garden........lot's of hard work! No kidding. Great work Mike and thanks Troy.

[palmcurry]

Sick garden! Love the coverage.

[newcal]

Thanks Kim,Craig,Pedro,Patricia,Tim and Vince for the kind words on the garden... it's been a labour of love,sweat and tears but it is always evolving as the years go by. Pedro, the licuala in post 3 #4 is L.spinosa and the Licuala in post 4 #1 is L.elegans...hope this helps....Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[newcal]

OOps,Thanks also to Palm Crazy for your kind words on the garden,i hope i haven't forgotten anyone else...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[BS Man about Palms]

Mike, your place is great... but I ssooooo want to say please plant your special new cal palms. But I have no place to talk... yet.

[ariscott]

Beautiful Mike... no leaves out of place, like always.... BTW, any photos of the 'newest' section? Thanks for posting Troy.

Regards, Ari

[Daryl]

Mike, your place is great... but I ssooooo want to say please plant your special new cal palms. But I have no place to talk... yet.

I've been telling him that for years BS...but they are still in pots...

Daryl

[_Wal]

You plant those potted special NewCal jobs Mike, and I'll plant my Livistona humilis.

You go first..

[LJG]

Colin and i spent a few nights at Mike Green's place in SE Queensland . Mike has an amaizing collection of palms scattered around 3.5 Acres and has at least 24 different species of New Caledonian palms .

Got a list of these 24? Curious to know

[newcal]

Len,here is the list you were curious about
1 Actinokentia divaricata
2 Alloschmdia glabrata(basselinia)
3 Basselinia eriostachys
4 Basselinia gracilis
5 Basselinia favieri
6 Basselinia humboltiana (seeds)
7 Basselinia pancheri
8 Basselinia tomentosa
9 Basselinia velutina
10 Burretiokentia dumasii
11 Burretiokentia grandiflora
12 Burretiokentia hapala
13 Burretikentia koghiensis
14 Burretiokentia viellardii
15 Chambeyronia lepidota
16 Chambeyronia macrocarpa (including variants 'Hookerii','Watermelon' and 'Houailou'
17 Cyphophoenix elegans
18 Cyphophoenix nucele
19 Cyphosperma balanse
20 Kentiopsis magnifica
21 Kentiopsis oliviformis
22 Kentiopsis piersoniorum
23 Kentiopsis pyriformis
24 Moratia cerifera
25 Veillonia alba (Cyphophoenix)


hope this helps...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[LJG]

Len,here is the list you were curious about
1 Actinokentia divaricata
2 Alloschmdia glabrata(basselinia)
3 Basselinia eriostachys
4 Basselinia gracilis
5 Basselinia favieri
6 Basselinia humboltiana (seeds)
7 Basselinia pancheri
8 Basselinia tomentosa
9 Basselinia velutina
10 Burretiokentia dumasii
11 Burretiokentia grandiflora
12 Burretiokentia hapala
13 Burretikentia koghiensis
14 Burretiokentia viellardii
15 Chambeyronia lepidota
16 Chambeyronia macrocarpa (including variants 'Hookerii','Watermelon' and 'Houailou'
17 Cyphophoenix elegans
18 Cyphophoenix nucele
19 Cyphosperma balanse
20 Kentiopsis magnifica
21 Kentiopsis oliviformis
22 Kentiopsis piersoniorum
23 Kentiopsis pyriformis
24 Moratia cerifera
25 Veillonia alba (Cyphophoenix)


hope this helps...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

Thanks Mike. That's an impressive list. Of all those I find Tomentosa the hardest to grow.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

I have many more videos to showbut they are around 900 mb and too large to upload to photobucket or youtube . If anyone can suggest a free program to cut in half or shrink the files i will upload these movies !

[_Wal]

I have many more videos to showbut they are around 900 mb and too large to upload to photobucket or youtube . If anyone can suggest a free program to cut in half or shrink the files i will upload these movies !

Hey Troy, try import them into Windows Movie maker and cut them or save them as lesser format.

[BS Man about Palms]

Len,here is the list you were curious about
1 Actinokentia divaricata
2 Alloschmdia glabrata(basselinia)
3 Basselinia eriostachys
4 Basselinia gracilis
5 Basselinia favieri
6 Basselinia humboltiana (seeds)
7 Basselinia pancheri
8 Basselinia tomentosa
9 Basselinia velutina
10 Burretiokentia dumasii
11 Burretiokentia grandiflora
12 Burretiokentia hapala
13 Burretikentia koghiensis
14 Burretiokentia viellardii
15 Chambeyronia lepidota
16 Chambeyronia macrocarpa (including variants 'Hookerii','Watermelon' and 'Houailou'
17 Cyphophoenix elegans
18 Cyphophoenix nucele
19 Cyphosperma balanse
20 Kentiopsis magnifica
21 Kentiopsis oliviformis
22 Kentiopsis piersoniorum
23 Kentiopsis pyriformis
24 Moratia cerifera
25 Veillonia alba (Cyphophoenix)


hope this helps...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

Thanks Mike. That's an impressive list. Of all those I find Tomentosa the hardest to grow.

AMEN!

Cool list Mike.. looks like mine... Any hope of you starting a new cal thread too?

[newcal]

Maybe Bill, if i can find the time as work is a bit hectic at the moment,but i will try ...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[NApalm]

Post 7 pic one. What is that red c/shafted specimen if you dont mind me asking. Very nice! Could it be a famed Areca macrocalyx???